سَأَرحَلُI shall depart عَنafter وَشكٍa short while وَلَستُand I am not بِعالِمٍaware
سَأَرحَلُ عَن وَشكٍ وَلَستُ بِعالِمٍ
عَلىupon أَيِّwhat أَمرٍmatter لاno أَباfather لَكَfor you أَقدُمُI approach
عَلى أَيِّ أَمرٍ لا أَبا لَكَ أَقدُمُ
I shall depart soon, and I do not know
what I shall face—may you have no father!
وَهَوَّنَand made easier إِعداميmy poverty عَلَيَّfor me تَحَقُّقيmy certainty
وَهَوَّنَ إِعدامي عَلَيَّ تَحَقُّقي
بأَنّيthat I وَإِنand even if طالَlasts long التَمَكُّثُthe lingering أُعدَمُI shall cease to exist
بأَنّي وَإِن طالَ التَمَكُّثُ أُعدَمُ
And my certainty has made my poverty easier to bear:
that, however long I linger, I shall cease to exist.
فَإِنfor if لَمnot تَكُنthere be إِلّاexcept الحَياةُlife وَبَينُهاand parting from it
فَإِن لَم تَكُن إِلّا الحَياةُ وَبَينُها
فَلَستُthen I am not عَلىover أَيّامِهاits days أَتَنَدَّمُI feel regret
فَلَستُ عَلى أَيّامِها أَتَنَدَّمُ
For if there is nothing but life and parting from it,
then I feel no regret for its days.
وَدُنياكَand your world يَهواهاhe loves it عَلىdespite الهَرَمِold age الفَتىthe young man
وَدُنياكَ يَهواها عَلى الهَرَمِ الفَتى
وَيَخدُمُهاand serves it فيماin whatever يَنوبُbefalls المُخَدَّمُthe well-served man
وَيَخدُمُها فيما يَنوبُ المُخَدَّمُ
A man loves this world of yours even in old age,
and he who is served serves it through every ordeal.
أَرىI see الشَخصَthe person يَطويis folded away المَمالِكَthe kingdoms تَحتَويare taken over
أَرى الشَخصَ يَطوي المَمالِكَ تَحتَوي
وَمَنand whoever صَحَّis healthy يَذويwithers وَالمُجادِلُand the strongholds تُهدَمُare demolished
وَمَن صَحَّ يَذوي وَالمُجادِلُ تُهدَمُ
I see man folded away and kingdoms taken over;
the healthy wither, and strongholds are razed.
مَنَعتَyou denied الهَوىdesire مِنّيfrom me وَسُمتَنِيَand burdened me with الهَوىdesire
مَنَعتَ الهَوى مِنّي وَسُمتَنِيَ الهَوى
وَقَدand perhaps يَبلُغُattains الحاجَthe need الفَنيقُthe prized stud-camel المُسَدَّمُkept from mating
وَقَد يَبلُغُ الحاجَ الفَنيقُ المُسَدَّمُ
You denied me what I desire, yet burdened me with desire;
yet even a prized stud-camel kept from mating may attain its need.
إِذاwhen رُؤَساءُthe chiefs الناسِof people أَمّواthey take command تَنازَعواthey pass among themselves
إِذا رُؤَساءُ الناسِ أَمّوا تَنازَعوا
كُؤوسَcups الأَذىharm هَلis there? فيin الزُجاجَةِthe bottle عِندَمُred dye
كُؤوسَ الأَذى هَل في الزُجاجَةِ عِندَمُ
When the chiefs of men take command, they pass around
cups of harm—is there red dye in the bottle?
وَلَمand did not يُرضِهِمsatisfy them شُربُdrinking المُدامَةِwine أَذهَبَتit took away
وَلَم يُرضِهِم شُربُ المُدامَةِ أَذهَبَت
حِجىreason النَفسِthe soul إِلّاexcept أَنthat يُمازِجَهاmingle with it الدَمُblood
حِجى النَفسِ إِلّا أَن يُمازِجَها الدَمُ
Nor did drinking wine satisfy them, though it stole
the soul's reason, unless blood was mixed with it.
فَنَحنُso we كَأَيمِlike a serpent الضالِthe wild lote tree أَولىimparted مِراسَهُits fierceness
فَنَحنُ كَأَيمِ الضالِ أَولى مِراسَهُ
بِماthrough what كانَused to يَغويlead astray الآخَرَthe later one المُتَقَدِّمُthe earlier one
بِما كانَ يَغوي الآخَرَ المُتَقَدِّمُ
So we are like the wild-lote serpent, whose fierceness was handed down
through the predecessor's practice of leading the successor astray.
وَحَوّاءُand Eve أَعطَتgave بِنتَهاher daughter البُؤسَmisery وَاِبنَهاand her son
وَحَوّاءُ أَعطَت بِنتَها البُؤسَ وَاِبنَها
لِآدَمَby Adam يُغذىis fed بِالشَقاءِon wretchedness وَيُؤدَمُand is given it as relish
لِآدَمَ يُغذى بِالشَقاءِ وَيُؤدَمُ
And Eve gave her daughter misery, while her son
by Adam is fed on wretchedness, with it for relish.
Sol 6.1