عِشLive ياO اِبنَson of آدَمَAdam عِدَّةَfor the count of الوَزنِthe meter الَّذيthat
عِش يا اِبنَ آدَمَ عِدَّةَ الوَزنِ الَّذي
يُدعىis called الطَويلَthe Long وَلاand do not تَجاوَزexceed ذِلكاthat
يُدعى الطَويلَ وَلا تَجاوَز ذِلكا
Live, son of Adam, for as many years as the count of the meter that
Is called “the Long,” and do not exceed that.
فَإِذاthen when بَلَغتَyou have reached وَأَربَعينَand forty ثَمانِياًeight
فَإِذا بَلَغتَ وَأَربَعينَ ثَمانِياً
فَحَياةُthen the life مِثلِكَof one like you أَنto يوَسَّدَbe laid to rest هالِكاdead
فَحَياةُ مِثلِكَ أَن يوَسَّدَ هالِكا
Then, when you have reached forty-eight,
Life for one like you is to be laid to rest, dead.
ماnot سَرَّنيpleased me وَاللَهُand God يَعلَمُknows غايَتيmy aim
ما سَرَّني وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ غايَتي
أَنّيthat I كَخانٍlike Khān فيamong المُلوكِkings وَآلِكاand Ālik
أَنّي كَخانٍ في المُلوكِ وَآلِكا
It would not please me—God knows my aim—
To be like Khān and Ālik among kings.
Sol 6.1