سَأَخرُجُI shall leave بِالكَراهَةِwith reluctance مِنfrom زَمانيmy time
سَأَخرُجُ بِالكَراهَةِ مِن زَماني
وَفيand in كَشحِيٍّmy flank مِنfrom يَدِهِits hand قِطاعُgashes
وَفي كَشحِيٍّ مِن يَدِهِ قِطاعُ
I shall leave my time reluctantly,
And in my flank are gashes from its hand.
وَماand not زالَceased البَقاءُcontinued existence يُرِثُّfrays حَبليَmy rope
وَما زالَ البَقاءُ يُرِثُّ حَبليَ
إِلىuntil أَنthat حانَthe time came لِلمَرَسِfor the cords اِنقِطاعُbreaking
إِلى أَن حانَ لِلمَرَسِ اِنقِطاعُ
And life has never ceased to fray my rope,
Until the time came for the cords to break.
لَبيبُthe wise man القَومِof the people تَألَفُهُbefriend him الرَزاياcalamities
لَبيبُ القَومِ تَألَفُهُ الرَزايا
وَيَأمُرُand he commands بِالرَشادِto act rightly فَلاyet not يُطاعُhe is obeyed
وَيَأمُرُ بِالرَشادِ فَلا يُطاعُ
Calamities befriend the wise man of the people,
And he enjoins right conduct, yet is not obeyed.
فَلاso do not تَأمَلhope for مِنَfrom الدُنِّياthe world صَلاحاًgoodness
فَلا تَأمَل مِنَ الدُنِّيا صَلاحاً
فَذاكَfor that هُوَit الَّذيwhich لاnot يُستَطاعُcan be achieved
فَذاكَ هُوَ الَّذي لا يُستَطاعُ
So do not hope for goodness from this world,
For that is what cannot be achieved.
Sol 6.1