ياO صاحِfriend ماأَهوىwhat I love وَماand what أُقليI loathe
يا صاحِ ماأَهوى وَما أُقلي
ثِقليmy burden عَلَيَّupon me فَلاso do not تَزِدincrease ثِقليmy burden
ثِقلي عَلَيَّ فَلا تَزِد ثِقلي
O friend, what I love and what I loathe
Are my burden to bear; do not add to my burden.
إِنَّindeed العُقولَminds تَقولُsay مولِيَةًswearing an oath
إِنَّ العُقولَ تَقولُ مولِيَةً
لَيسَare not الأَنامُhumankind كَنابِتِlike the shoots of البَقلِherbs
لَيسَ الأَنامُ كَنابِتِ البَقلِ
Indeed, reason declares on oath:
Humankind is not like sprouting herbs.
صَدِئَتhave rusted خَواطِرُناour thoughts فَماand have not صُقِلَتbeen polished
صَدِئَت خَواطِرُنا فَما صُقِلَت
وَالمَكثُand lingering أَحوَجَهاhas made them need إِلىfor الصَقلِpolishing
وَالمَكثُ أَحوَجَها إِلى الصَقلِ
Our thoughts have rusted and have not been polished;
And lingering has made them need polishing.
دُنياكَyour world دارٌa dwelling كُلُّevery ساكِنِهاinhabitant of it
دُنياكَ دارٌ كُلُّ ساكِنِها
مُتَوَقَّعٌexpecting سَبَباًa cause مِنَof النَقلِdeparture
مُتَوَقَّعٌ سَبَباً مِنَ النَقلِ
Your world is a dwelling whose every inhabitant
Awaits some cause of departure.
وَالنَسلُand procreation أَفضَلُthe best ماwhat فَعَلتَyou have done بِهاin it
وَالنَسلُ أَفضَلُ ما فَعَلتَ بِها
وَإِذاand if سَعَيتَyou strive لَهُfor it فَعَنthen from عَقلِreason
وَإِذا سَعَيتَ لَهُ فَعَن عَقلِ
And begetting offspring is the best you do in it;
And if you strive for it, do so with reason.
Sol 6.1