صُنوفُvarieties هَذيthis الحَياةِlife يَجمَعُهاencompasses them
صُنوفُ هَذي الحَياةِ يَجمَعُها
طولُduration اِنتِباهٍwakefulness وَرَقدَةٍand sleep وَسِنَهand drowsiness
طولُ اِنتِباهٍ وَرَقدَةٍ وَسِنَه
The varieties of this life are all encompassed by
The varieties of this life are brought together
long spells of wakefulness, sleep, and drowsiness.
By length of attention, sleep, and years.
دُنياكَyour world لَوif حاوَرَتكَit conversed with you ناطِقَةٌspeaking
دُنياكَ لَو حاوَرَتكَ ناطِقَةٌ
خاطَبتَyou would address مِنهاin it بَليغَةًan eloquent one لِسِنَهarticulate
خاطَبتَ مِنها بَليغَةً لِسِنَه
If your world could speak and converse with you,
If this world of yours were to speak to you eloquently,
you would address an eloquent, articulate speaker in it.
You would address it with an eloquent tongue.
لِيَفعَلِlet it do الدَهرُTime ماwhatever يَهُمُّit intends بِهِto do it
لِيَفعَلِ الدَهرُ ما يَهُمُّ بِهِ
إِنَّindeed ظُنونيmy expectations بِخالِقيof my Creator حَسَنَهgood
إِنَّ ظُنوني بِخالِقي حَسَنَه
Let Time do whatever it intends;
Let fate do what it wills,
indeed, my expectations of my Creator are good.
For my thoughts about my Creator are good.
لاnot تَيأَسُdespairs النَفسُthe soul مِنof تَفَضُّلِهِHis bounty
لا تَيأَسُ النَفسُ مِن تَفَضُّلِهِ
وَلَوand even if أَقامَتit dwelt فيin النارِthe Fire أَلفَa thousand سَنَهyears
وَلَو أَقامَت في النارِ أَلفَ سَنَه
The soul does not despair of His bounty,
Let not the soul despair of His bounty,
even if it dwelt in the Fire for a thousand years.
Even if it dwells in fire a thousand years.
Sol 6.1