هُياماًloose sand يَصيرُbecomes الجِسمُthe body فيin هامِدِlifeless الثَرىthe earth
هُياماً يَصيرُ الجِسمُ في هامِدِ الثَرى
فَماso what بالُكُمis the matter with you بِالآلِwith the mirage يَخدَعُdeceives هُيّاماthirsty wanderers
فَما بالُكُم بِالآلِ يَخدَعُ هُيّاما
The body turns to loose sand in the lifeless earth.
So why concern yourselves with a mirage that deceives thirsty wanderers?
أَرُوّامَO seekers أَمرٍa matter لاnot يَصِحُّcan be true جَهِلتُمُyou have acted ignorantly
أَرُوّامَ أَمرٍ لا يَصِحُّ جَهِلتُمُ
كَأَنَّكُمُas though you لَستُمyou are not عَنِaway from الأَرضِthe earth رُيّاماdeparting
كَأَنَّكُمُ لَستُم عَنِ الأَرضِ رُيّاما
O seekers of what cannot be, you have acted foolishly,
as though you would not depart from the earth.
وَكَمand how many شيمَwas sheathed فيin غِمدٍa scabbard مِنَof التُربِthe soil صارِمٌa keen sword
وَكَم شيمَ في غِمدٍ مِنَ التُربِ صارِمٌ
وَكانَand was لِبَرقِfor the lightning of الغَيثِthe rain وَالغِمدِand the scabbard شِياماa keen watcher
وَكانَ لِبَرقِ الغَيثِ وَالغِمدِ شِياما
And many a keen sword was sheathed in a scabbard of earth,
having once watched for the lightning of rain and scabbard.
وَهَتَّكَتِand laid bare الأَقدارُthe decrees of fate بَعدَafter صِيانَةٍprotection
وَهَتَّكَتِ الأَقدارُ بَعدَ صِيانَةٍ
أَيامىwomen without husbands نِساءٍwomen ماnot تَخَوَّفنَthey feared أَيّاماdays
أَيامى نِساءٍ ما تَخَوَّفنَ أَيّاما
And fate laid bare, after they had been protected,
women without husbands who had never feared the days.
وَعامَand swam أُناسٌsome people فيin بِحارٍseas مِنَof الرَدىdeath
وَعامَ أُناسٌ في بِحارٍ مِنَ الرَدى
وَأَمسواand became إِلىfor نَزرٍa scant amount مِنَof الرُسلِmilk عُيّاماcraving milk
وَأَمسوا إِلى نَزرٍ مِنَ الرُسلِ عُيّاما
And some people swam in seas of death,
and came to crave a little milk.
بَنَيتُمyou built عَلىupon الأَمرِthe undertaking القَبيحِvile خِيامَكُمyour tents
بَنَيتُم عَلى الأَمرِ القَبيحِ خِيامَكُم
وَأُلفيتُمُand you were found عَنfrom صالِحِrighteous الفِعلِaction خُيّاماshrinking back
وَأُلفيتُمُ عَن صالِحِ الفِعلِ خُيّاما
You built your tents upon a vile undertaking,
and were found shrinking from righteous action.
فَياso, O أَضَلَّmost astray الناسَof people عَنfrom سُبُلِthe paths of الهُدىright guidance
فَيا أَضَلَّ الناسَ عَن سُبُلِ الهُدى
وَلِلدَهرِand alas for Time لَمdid not يَترُكleave إِياماًIyam ولاnor ياماYam
وَلِلدَهرِ لَم يَترُك إِياماً ولا ياما
So, O people most astray from the paths of guidance!
And alas for Time, which spared neither Iyam nor Yam.
Sol 6.1