وَجَدتُand I found اِبنَson of آدَمَAdam فيin غِرَّةٍdelusion
وَجَدتُ اِبنَ آدَمَ في غِرَّةٍ
بِماby what يَستَفيدُhe gains وَماand what يَطَّرِفhe newly acquires
بِما يَستَفيدُ وَما يَطَّرِف
And I found Adam's son beguiled,
I found the son of Adam in his prime,
By what he gains and what he newly acquires.
Pursuing what benefits him and delights.
تَعَلَّقَhe became attached to دُنياهُhis world قَبلَbefore الفِطامِweaning
تَعَلَّقَ دُنياهُ قَبلَ الفِطامِ
وَماand never زالَceased يَدأَبُtoiling حَتّىuntil خَرِفhe grew senile
وَما زالَ يَدأَبُ حَتّى خَرِف
He grew attached to his world before weaning,
His world clung to him before he was weaned,
And kept toiling until he grew senile.
And he kept toiling until he grew old and feeble.
وَتَسموand rises لِطارِفِهاtoward its new acquisitions عَينُهُhis eye
وَتَسمو لِطارِفِها عَينُهُ
وَخَيرٌand better لِناظِرِهاfor its beholder لَوif طُرِفwere struck in the eye
وَخَيرٌ لِناظِرِها لَو طُرِف
And his eye rises toward its new riches,
Yet his eyes aspire to its trinkets,
Yet better for its beholder if his eye were injured.
Though it would be better for the beholder to be aloof.
يُسَرُّhe is gladdened بِهاby it عَصرَat the time of إِقبالِهاits favor
يُسَرُّ بِها عَصرَ إِقبالِها
كَأَنَّas though تَغَيُّرَهاits changes ماnever عُرِفwere known
كَأَنَّ تَغَيُّرَها ما عُرِف
He delights in it while it favors him,
He rejoices in its heyday,
As though its changes had never been known.
As if its changes were never known.
وَيَذرِفُand he sheds مِنout of حُبِّهاlove for it دَمعَهُhis tears
وَيَذرِفُ مِن حُبِّها دَمعَهُ
وَماand not يَجلُبُbrings الحَظَّgood fortune دَمعٌtears ذُرِفwere shed
وَما يَجلُبُ الحَظَّ دَمعٌ ذُرِف
And he sheds his tears out of love for it,
And from love of it he sheds tears,
But tears shed do not bring good fortune.
Though weeping avails not when Fate decrees.
وَكَمand how many مَرَّpassed يَوماًone day عَلىby قَبرِهِhis grave
وَكَم مَرَّ يَوماً عَلى قَبرِهِ
حِسانُbeautiful الوُجوهِfaces فَلَمyet did not تَشتَرِفrise to look
حِسانُ الوُجوهِ فَلَم تَشتَرِف
And how many passed one day by his grave—
And many a day has passed over his grave
Fair faces—yet his eye did not look up.
While the fair ones reveled without a thought.
أَيَلتَمِسُdoes he seek? الماءَwater مِنfrom ناكِزٍa dried-up well
أَيَلتَمِسُ الماءَ مِن ناكِزٍ
وَيَترُكُand leaves جَمّاًabundant water لِمَنfor whoever يَغتَرِفscoops up water
وَيَترُكُ جَمّاً لِمَن يَغتَرِف
Does he seek water from a dried-up well
Does he seek water from mirage
And leave abundant water for whoever scoops it up?
And leave a full pool for those who draw water?
وَلَمand has not يَقتَرِفearned مِنany of رِضاthe favor of رَبِّهِhis Lord
وَلَم يَقتَرِف مِن رِضا رَبِّهِ
وَلَكِنbut جَرائِمُهhis crimes يَقتَرِفhe commits
وَلَكِن جَرائِمُه يَقتَرِف
And he has earned none of his Lord's favor,
He commits no sin to please his Lord
But his crimes he commits,
Yet his crimes are manifold.
كَعامِلِlike a worker for قَومٍa people أَساءَdid badly الصَنيعَthe work
كَعامِلِ قَومٍ أَساءَ الصَنيعَ
وَلاand no ريبَdoubt فيabout أَنَّهُthat he يَنصَرِفwill depart
وَلا ريبَ في أَنَّهُ يَنصَرِف
Like a worker for a people who has done his work badly,
Like a worker who did his master wrong,
And there is no doubt that he will depart.
Surely he shall depart empty-handed!
وَقَدand indeed جاءَcame to غافِلَناour heedless one رِزقُهُhis sustenance
وَقَد جاءَ غافِلَنا رِزقُهُ
وَإِنand even though كانَhe had لِلقوتِfor food لَمnot يَحتَرِفpracticed a trade
وَإِن كانَ لِلقوتِ لَم يَحتَرِف
And his sustenance has come to our heedless man,
Our heedless sustenance has come to us,
Though he has practiced no trade for his food.
Though we are not professionals earning a livelihood.
أَياO ظَبيَّةَgazelle القاعِof the plain خافيfear الرُماةَthe archers
أَيا ظَبيَّةَ القاعِ خافي الرُماةَ
وَلاand do not let يَخدَعَنَّكِever deceive you رَوضٌa meadow يَرِفshimmers with freshness
وَلا يَخدَعَنَّكِ رَوضٌ يَرِف
O gazelle of the plain, fear the archers,
O gazelle of the valley, beware the hunters' traps
And let no lush, glistening meadow deceive you.
Let not the verdant meadow deceive you!
Sol 6.1