كُلٌّeveryone عَلىto مَكروهِهِwhat he loathes مُسبَلُleft exposed
كُلٌّ عَلى مَكروهِهِ مُسبَلُ
وَحازِمُand the prudent one الأَقوامِamong people لاnot يُنسِلُbegets offspring
وَحازِمُ الأَقوامِ لا يُنسِلُ
Each is left exposed to what he loathes,
and the prudent among men beget no children.
فَسلٌbase أَبوthe father of عالَمِناour world آدَمٌAdam
فَسلٌ أَبو عالَمِنا آدَمٌ
وَنَحنُand we مِنthan والِدِناour father أَفسَلُbaser
وَنَحنُ مِن والِدِنا أَفسَلُ
Base is Adam, the father of our world,
and we are baser than our father.
لَوif تَعلَمُknew النَحلُthe bees بِمِشتارِهاof their honey-gatherer
لَو تَعلَمُ النَحلُ بِمِشتارِها
لَمwould not تَرَهاyou see them فيon جَبَلٍa mountain تَعسِلُmaking honey
لَم تَرَها في جَبَلٍ تَعسِلُ
Had the bees known of their honey-gatherer,
you would not see them making honey on a mountain.
وَالخَيرُand goodness مَحبوبٌbeloved وَلَكِنَّهُbut it
وَالخَيرُ مَحبوبٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ
يَعجِزُis incapable عَنهُof it الحَيُّthe living أَوor يَكسَلُgrows lazy
يَعجِزُ عَنهُ الحَيُّ أَو يَكسَلُ
And goodness is beloved, but
the living cannot achieve it, or are too lazy.
وَالأَرضُand the earth لِلطوفانِfor the Flood مُشتاقَةٌyearning
وَالأَرضُ لِلطوفانِ مُشتاقَةٌ
لَعَلَّهاperhaps it مِنof رَدَنٍgrime تُغسَلُmay be washed
لَعَلَّها مِن رَدَنٍ تُغسَلُ
And the earth longs for the Flood,
that perhaps it may be washed clean of grime.
قَدindeed كَثُرَhas multiplied الشَرُّevil عَلىupon ظَهرِهاits back
قَد كَثُرَ الشَرُّ عَلى ظَهرِها
وَاِتُّهِمَand has been accused المُرسِلُthe sender وَالمُرسَلُand the messenger
وَاِتُّهِمَ المُرسِلُ وَالمُرسَلُ
Evil has multiplied upon its back,
and sender and messenger alike stand accused.
وَأَمقَرَتand have turned bitter أَفعالُthe deeds سُكّانِهاof its inhabitants
وَأَمقَرَت أَفعالُ سُكّانِها
فَهُمso they are ذِئابٌwolves فيin الفَضاthe open country عُسَّلُloping
فَهُم ذِئابٌ في الفَضا عُسَّلُ
And its inhabitants’ deeds have turned bitter,
so they are wolves loping in the open.
وَمَنand whoever يَكُنis يَومَon the day of الوَغىbattle باسِلاًbrave
وَمَن يَكُن يَومَ الوَغى باسِلاً
فَالمَوتُthen death فيin حَملَتِهِits charge أَبسَلُbraver
فَالمَوتُ في حَملَتِهِ أَبسَلُ
And whoever is brave on the day of battle,
death is braver still in its charge.
وَجَرعَهُand his draught الذيفانِof deadly poison مَشروبَةٌis drunk
وَجَرعَهُ الذيفانِ مَشروبَةٌ
وَغَيرُهاand other than it المُستَعذَبُsweet-tasting السَلسَلُsmooth to swallow
وَغَيرُها المُستَعذَبُ السَلسَلُ
And his draught of deadly poison is drunk,
as is other drink, sweet and smooth to swallow.
فَأتِso perform جَميلاًa good deed لَمnot يَقَعhas arisen بَأسُناour adversity
فَأتِ جَميلاً لَم يَقَع بَأسُنا
بِأَنَّهُbecause it يَوماًone day بِهِthrough it يوسَلُfavor is sought
بِأَنَّهُ يَوماً بِهِ يوسَلُ
So perform a good deed; our adversity has not arisen
because through it favor may one day be sought.
Sol 6.1