أَلَصُبحُthe dawn أَصبَحُbright وَالظَلاand the dark—
أَلَصُبحُ أَصبَحُ وَالظَلا
مُ—ness كَماas تَراهُyou see it أَحَمُّcoal-black حالِكpitch-dark
مُ كَما تَراهُ أَحَمُّ حالِك
Dawn is bright, and the dark—
—ness, as you see it, is coal-black, pitch-dark.
يَتَبارَيانِthey both vie وَيَسلُكاand they both travel (continued)
يَتَبارَيانِ وَيَسلُكا
نِ(dual-verb ending) إِلىtoward الوَرىhumankind ضيقَnarrow stretches of المَسالِكthe paths
نِ إِلى الوَرى ضيقَ المَسالِك
They vie with one another and make their way
Toward humankind along narrow paths.
أَسَدانِtwo lions يَفتَرِسانِthey both devour مَنwhoever
أَسَدانِ يَفتَرِسانِ مَن
مَرّاthey both pass بِهِby him فَأَبَهso pay heed لِذالِكto that
مَرّا بِهِ فَأَبَه لِذالِك
Two lions, devouring whoever
They pass by—so take heed of that.
حَمَلاthey both carried المَمالِكَthe kingdoms عَنfrom رِدىًthe mantle
حَمَلا المَمالِكَ عَن رِدىً
قاضٍof a judge إِلىto خانٍa khan وَآلِكand an alik (ruler)
قاضٍ إِلى خانٍ وَآلِك
They carried kingdoms from the mantle
Of a judge to a khan and an alik.
أَودىlaid low المُلوكَthe kings عَلىdespite اِحتِراwatchful—
أَودى المُلوكَ عَلى اِحتِرا
سِهِمُ—ness of theirs وَلمand not تَبقَremained المَمالِكthe kingdoms
سِهِمُ وَلم تَبقَ المَمالِك
Kings were laid low, despite their watchful—
—ness; nor did the kingdoms endure.
لاlet not يَكذِبَنَّspeak falsely مُؤَجَّلٌone whose end is deferred
لا يَكذِبَنَّ مُؤَجَّلٌ
ماnot سالِمٌone who is safe إِلّاexcept كَهالِكlike one doomed
ما سالِمٌ إِلّا كَهالِك
Let no one whose end is deferred speak falsely:
The safe are no different from the doomed.
ياO رَضوَRidwan (shortened name) لاnot أَرجوI hope for لِقاmeeting (continued)
يا رَضوَ لا أَرجو لِقا
أَكَyou (completes 'meeting you') بَلrather أَخافَI fear لِقاءَmeeting مالِكMalik
أَكَ بَل أَخافَ لِقاءَ مالِك
O Ridwan, I do not hope to meet
You; rather, I fear meeting Malik.
Sol 6.1