الدَهرُtime يَنسَخُeffaces أولاهُits earlier days أَواخِرُهُits later days
الدَهرُ يَنسَخُ أولاهُ أَواخِرُهُ
فَلاso let not يُطيلَنprolong بِهَذاwith this اللَومِreproach إِنصابيmy weariness
فَلا يُطيلَن بِهَذا اللَومِ إِنصابي
Time's later days efface its earlier ones.
Time copies its beginning from its end
So let no one prolong my weariness with this reproach.
So do not prolong blame for my stance
داءُthe disease الحَياةِlife قَديمٌancient لاno دَواءَcure لَهُfor it
داءُ الحَياةِ قَديمٌ لا دَواءَ لَهُ
لَمdid not يَخلُbe free بُقراطُHippocrates مِنfrom سُقمٍsickness وَأَوصابِand pains
لَم يَخلُ بُقراطُ مِن سُقمٍ وَأَوصابِ
The disease of life is ancient; there is no cure for it.
The illness of life is chronic without cure
Hippocrates was not free of sickness and pains.
Not even Hippocrates escaped sickness and pain
تِلكَthose اليَهودُthe Jews فَهَلso is there مِنany هائِدٍone returning to truth لَهُمُfor them
تِلكَ اليَهودُ فَهَل مِن هائِدٍ لَهُمُ
وَالصائِبونَand the Sabians وَكُلٌّand each one جاهِلٌignorant صابيswayed by desire
وَالصائِبونَ وَكُلٌّ جاهِلٌ صابي
Those are the Jews—is there a penitent among them?
Those are the Jews, is there a guide for them?
And the Sabians; each is ignorant, swayed by desire.
And the accused, all are ignorant fools
وَالإِنسُand humankind ما(linking particle) بَينَbetween إِكثارٍabundance إِلىto عَدَمِdestitution
وَالإِنسُ ما بَينَ إِكثارٍ إِلى عَدَمِ
كَالوَحشِlike wild beasts ما(linking particle) بَينَbetween إِمحالٍdrought وَإِخصابِand abundance
كَالوَحشِ ما بَينَ إِمحالٍ وَإِخصابِ
And humankind ranges from plenty to want,
Mankind oscillates between abundance and nonexistence
Like wild beasts between drought and abundance.
Like beasts between infertility and pregnancy
لَمdid not يُثبِتواthey establish بِقِياسٍby reasoning أَصلَthe foundation دينِهِمُtheir religion
لَم يُثبِتوا بِقِياسٍ أَصلَ دينِهِمُ
فَيَحكُمواso they might judge بَينَbetween رُفاضٍRafidis (Shiʿi rejecters) وَنُصّابُand Nasibis (enemies of Ali)
فَيَحكُموا بَينَ رُفاضٍ وَنُصّابُ
They have not established their religion's foundation by reasoning,
They did not establish the origin of their religion by proof
So as to judge between Rafidis and Nasibis.
To judge between fabricators and devotees
ماnot الرُكنُthe Corner Stone فيin قَولِthe view of ناسٍsome people لَستُI do not أَذكُرُهُمname them
ما الرُكنُ في قَولِ ناسٍ لَستُ أَذكُرُهُم
إِلّاbut بَقِيَةُa remnant أَوثانٍidols وَأَنصابِand altar-stones
إِلّا بَقِيَةُ أَوثانٍ وَأَنصابِ
The Corner Stone, say some whom I do not name,
What is the pillar in the words of people I do not recall
Is nothing but a remnant of idols and altar-stones.
Except remnants of idols and statues
لاnot أَستَقيلُI ask to undo زَمانِيَmy time عَثرَةًa stumble أَبَداًever
لا أَستَقيلُ زَمانِيَ عَثرَةً أَبَداً
ماشاءَwhatever it wills فَلَيَأتِso let it bring إِنَّindeed الشَهدَhoney كَالصابِlike bitter sap
ماشاءَ فَلَيَأتِ إِنَّ الشَهدَ كَالصابِ
I never ask Time to undo a stumble.
I will never blame my time for stumbling
Let it bring whatever it wills: honey is like bitter sap.
Let whatever happens come, for the witness is like the doctor
Sol 6.1