المَرءُa man يَرغَبُlongs فيfor الحَياlife (continued next line)
المَرءُ يَرغَبُ في الحَيا
ةcompletes the word 'life' وَطولُand length عَيشٍof life قَدmay يَضُرُّهُharm him
ة وَطولُ عَيشٍ قَد يَضُرُّهُ
A man longs for life,
One may desire life and longevity
yet a long life may harm him.
Yet long life may harm him
تَفَنىfades away بَشَاشَتُهُhis cheerfulness وَيَبقىand remains
تَفَنى بَشَاشَتُهُ وَيَبقى
بَعدَafter حُلوِthe sweetness of العيشِlife مُرُّهُits bitterness
بَعدَ حُلوِ العيشِ مُرُّهُ
His cheerfulness fades, and there remains,
His liveliness fades while bitterness remains
after life's sweetness, its bitterness.
After the sweetness of life
وَتَسُوؤُهُand distresses him الأَيّامُthe days حَتّىuntil
وَتَسُوؤُهُ الأَيّامُ حَتّى
ماnot يَرىhe sees شَيئاًanything يَسُرُّهُthat delights him
ما يَرى شَيئاً يَسُرُّهُ
And the days distress him until
Days distress him until
he sees nothing that delights him.
He sees nothing that delights him
كَمhow many شامِتٍone who gloats بِيover me إِنif هَلَكperished (verb continued next line)
كَم شامِتٍ بِي إِن هَلَك
تُI (verb suffix) وَقَائِلٍand one who says لِلَّهِto God دَرُّهُhis excellence (an expression of praise)
تُ وَقَائِلٍ لِلَّهِ دَرُّهُ
How many would gloat over me if I died,
How many gloat at my death
and how many would say, “What a fine man!”
And say to God “His affliction!”
Sol 6.1