مَنwho ليfor me بِتَركِwith giving up الطَعامِfood أَجمَعَall of it إِنَّindeed الthe
مَن لي بِتَركِ الطَعامِ أَجمَعَ إِنَّ ال
أَكلَeating ساقَled الوَرىhumankind إِلىto الغَبَنِfolly
أَكلَ ساقَ الوَرى إِلى الغَبَنِ
Who will help me forsake all food? For eat—
Who will help me give up all food? For
—ing has driven humankind to ruin.
eating has led humankind to folly.
لاnot أَفجَعُI bereave الأُمُّthe mother بِالرَضيعِof the suckling وَلاand not
لا أَفجَعُ الأُمُّ بِالرَضيعِ وَلا
أَشرَكُI share with هَذاthis الفَريرَthe lamb فيin اللَبَنِthe milk
أَشرَكُ هَذا الفَريرَ في اللَبَنِ
I will not bereave a mother of her suckling young, nor
I do not bereave the mother of her suckling, nor
share the milk with this young calf.
share in the milk with this lamb.
أَقتاتُI subsist مِنfrom طَيِّبِwholesome النَباتِplants وَهَلand can ...?
أَقتاتُ مِن طَيِّبِ النَباتِ وَهَل
يَسلَمُremain free عودُtimber الفَتىthe young man مِنَfrom الأُبَنِknots
يَسلَمُ عودُ الفَتى مِنَ الأُبَنِ
I live on wholesome plants—but can
I subsist on wholesome plants; yet can
a young man’s frame be free of knots?
a young man's timber be free of knots?
شَجَّعَemboldened قَلبيmy heart عَلىtoward الرَدىdeath رَشَديmy sound judgment
شَجَّعَ قَلبي عَلى الرَدى رَشَدي
وَالنَفسُand the soul مَجبولَةٌnaturally disposed عَلىto الجُبُنِcowardice
وَالنَفسُ مَجبولَةٌ عَلى الجُبُنِ
My sound reason has emboldened my heart to face death,
My sound judgment emboldened my heart to face death,
while the soul is fashioned by nature for cowardice.
though the soul is naturally disposed to cowardice.
Sol 6.1