طَلَبُseeking المَعاشِa livelihood مُفَرِقٌcausing separation
طَلَبُ المَعاشِ مُفَرِقٌ
بَينَbetween الأَحِبَّةِloved ones وَالوَطَنْand the homeland
بَينَ الأَحِبَّةِ وَالوَطَنْ
Seeking a livelihood brings separation
The struggle for livelihood parts
From loved ones and homeland,
Loved ones and homeland asunder,
وَمُصَيِّرٌand turning جَلَدَthe fortitude of الجَليthe steadfast man (first part)
وَمُصَيِّرٌ جَلَدَ الجَلي
دِcompletion of 'the steadfast man' إِلىinto الضَراعَةِabasement الوَهَنْweakness
دِ إِلى الضَراعَةِ الوَهَنْ
And turns the steadfast man's fortitude
And makes the brave as weak
Into abasement and weakness,
As the feeble and meek.
حَتّىuntil يُقادَhe is led كَماjust as يُقاis led (first part)
حَتّى يُقادَ كَما يُقا
دُcompletion of 'is led' النِضوُthe worn-out beast فيin ثِنيِthe loop of الرَسَنْthe halter
دُ النِضوُ في ثِنيِ الرَسَنْ
Until he is led, just as is led
He is led like a docile camel,
The worn-out beast in the halter's loop.
Between the pegs and ropes.
ثُمَّthen المَنِيَّةُdeath بَعدَafter ذاthis
ثُمَّ المَنِيَّةُ بَعدَ ذا
فَكَأَنَّهُso as though he ماthat which لَمdid not يَكُنْexist
فَكَأَنَّهُ ما لَم يَكُنْ
Then, after this, comes death,
Then death comes after that,
So it is as though he had never existed.
As though he never was.
Sol 6.1