لاno خَيرَgood لِلفَمِfor the mouth فيin بَسطِprolonging الحَياةِlife لَهُfor it
لا خَيرَ لِلفَمِ في بَسطِ الحَياةِ لَهُ
حَتّىuntil تَساقَطَfall out أَنيابٌcanine teeth وَأَضراسُand molars
حَتّى تَساقَطَ أَنيابٌ وَأَضراسُ
There is no good for the mouth in prolonging its life
Until canines and molars fall out.
أَظاعِنٌdeparting? أَنتَyou أَمor راسٍanchored عَلىin مَضَضٍanguish
أَظاعِنٌ أَنتَ أَم راسٍ عَلى مَضَضٍ
حَتّىuntil تَخونَكَbetray you مِنfrom دُنياكَyour world أَمراسُcords
حَتّى تَخونَكَ مِن دُنياكَ أَمراسُ
Are you departing, or anchored in anguish,
Until the cords of your world betray you?
هَلwill? تَمَنَعَنَّكَsurely protect you بيضٌgleaming swords أَوor مُثَقَّفَةٌstraightened spears
هَل تَمَنَعَنَّكَ بيضٌ أَو مُثَقَّفَةٌ
أَوor يُنجِيَنَّكَsurely rescue you أَجمالٌcamels وَأَفراسُand horses
أَو يُنجِيَنَّكَ أَجمالٌ وَأَفراسُ
Will gleaming swords or straightened spears protect you,
Or will camels and horses rescue you?
أَضَعتَyou squandered شاءًsheep جَعَلتَyou made الذِئبَthe wolf حارِسَهُits guardian
أَضَعتَ شاءً جَعَلتَ الذِئبَ حارِسَهُ
أَماdid you not? عَلِمتَyou knew بِأَنَّthat الذِئبَthe wolf حَرّاسُa thief
أَما عَلِمتَ بِأَنَّ الذِئبَ حَرّاسُ
You have lost a flock by making the wolf its guardian.
Did you not know that the wolf is a thief?
وَإِنand if رَأَيتَyou see هِزبَرَlion الغابِthe forest مُفتَرِساًdevouring prey
وَإِن رَأَيتَ هِزبَرَ الغابِ مُفتَرِساً
فَقَدso perhaps يَكونُhe is زَماناًfor a time وَهُوَwhile he is فَرّاسُa fierce predator
فَقَد يَكونُ زَماناً وَهُوَ فَرّاسُ
And if you see the forest lion devouring prey,
He may be a fierce predator for a time.
لاdo not تَفرَقُfrighten النَفسَthe soul مِنwith حَتفٍdeath يَحُلُّdescends بِهاupon it
لا تَفرَقُ النَفسَ مِن حَتفٍ يَحُلُّ بِها
فَالنَفسُfor the soul أُنثىfemale لَهاfor her بِالمَوتِthrough death إِعراسُa wedding
فَالنَفسُ أُنثى لَها بِالمَوتِ إِعراسُ
Do not frighten the soul with a death that befalls it;
For the soul is female, and death is her wedding.
تَحالَفواthey swore an alliance كُلُّeach رَأسٍchief مِنهُمُamong them سِدلٌa wolf
تَحالَفوا كُلُّ رَأسٍ مِنهُمُ سِدلٌ
يَجُرُّdraws نَفَعاًprofit إِلَيهِto himself ذَلِكَthat الراسُchief
يَجُرُّ نَفَعاً إِلَيهِ ذَلِكَ الراسُ
They have sworn an alliance; each chief among them is a wolf.
That chief draws profit to himself.
أَظَلَمتَyou entered darkness فَاِهتَجتَthen you grew agitated تَبغيyou seek فيamong جَميعِهِمُall of them
أَظَلَمتَ فَاِهتَجتَ تَبغي في جَميعِهِمُ
نِبراسَa lamp لَيلٍof night وَماand there is no فيamong القَومِthe people نِبراسُlamp
نِبراسَ لَيلٍ وَما في القَومِ نِبراسُ
You entered darkness, then grew agitated, seeking among them all
A lamp for the night—yet among the people there is no lamp.
تَعَلَّمَlearned الكُفرَunbelief أُولاهُمthe first of them وَآخِرُهُمand the last of them
تَعَلَّمَ الكُفرَ أُولاهُم وَآخِرُهُم
فَكُلُّfor every أَرضٍland بِهاin it جَمعٌan assembly وَمِدارسُand schools
فَكُلُّ أَرضٍ بِها جَمعٌ وَمِدارسُ
Their first and their last have learned unbelief;
For every land has an assembly and schools.
وَعَنand after قَليلٍa little while يَصيرُwill become الأَمرُpower مُنتَقِلاًtransferred
وَعَن قَليلٍ يَصيرُ الأَمرُ مُنتَقِلاً
عَنهُمaway from them وَتَخفَتُand grow faint لِلأَجراسِof the bells أَجراسُsounds
عَنهُم وَتَخفَتُ لِلأَجراسِ أَجراسُ
And before long, power will pass
Away from them, and the bells' sounds will grow faint.
Sol 6.1