مِنfrom وَراءِbeyond الشَبابِyouth شَيبٌgray hair حَثيتُunclear; probably 'swift' الthe (attached to the next line)
مِن وَراءِ الشَبابِ شَيبٌ حَثيتُ ال
سيرِcourse وَاللَيلُand the night مُزعَجٌdriven away بِنَهارِby day
سيرِ وَاللَيلُ مُزعَجٌ بِنَهارِ
Beyond youth comes gray hair, [swift] in its
course; and night is driven away by day.
ياO اِبنَson عَمِّpaternal uncle النَبِيِّthe Prophet أَيسَرُeasier مِنthan عَتrebuke (word continues)
يا اِبنَ عَمِّ النَبِيِّ أَيسَرُ مِن عَت
بِكَyour (completing 'rebuke') فَقدُloss الأَسماعِhearing وَالأَبصارِand sight
بِكَ فَقدُ الأَسماعِ وَالأَبصارِ
O son of the Prophet’s uncle, easier than your rebuke
is the loss of hearing and sight.
أَنتَyou مِنfrom مَعشَرٍa people لَقَدindeed شَرَعواthey ordained العَفpardon (word continues)
أَنتَ مِن مَعشَرٍ لَقَد شَرَعوا العَف
وَcompletes 'pardon' وَلَمand did not يَمنَعوهُwithhold it عِندَat a time of اِقتِدارِhaving power
وَ وَلَم يَمنَعوهُ عِندَ اِقتِدارِ
You belong to a people who indeed ordained pardon
and did not withhold it when they had power.
إِنif تَجافَيتَyou overlook مُنعِماًgraciously كُنتَyou would be أَولىthe worthiest
إِن تَجافَيتَ مُنعِماً كُنتَ أَولى
مَنthose who تَجافىoverlooked عَنِaway from الذُنوبِthe sins الكِبارِgrave
مَن تَجافى عَنِ الذُنوبِ الكِبارِ
If you graciously overlook, you are the worthiest
of those who overlook grievous sins.
أَوor تُعاقِبyou punish فَأَنتَthen you أَعرَفُmore knowledgeable بِاللَof God (word continues)
أَو تُعاقِب فَأَنتَ أَعرَفُ بِاللَ
هِcompletes 'God' وَلَيسَand is not العِقابُpunishment مِنكَfrom you بِعارَany disgrace
هِ وَلَيسَ العِقابُ مِنكَ بِعارَ
Or if you punish, you know God better,
and punishment from you is no disgrace.
Sol 6.1