المَرءُa person كَالبَدرِlike the full moon بيِّناًclearly لاحَshone كامِلَةًcomplete
المَرءُ كَالبَدرِ بيِّناً لاحَ كامِلَةً
أَنوارُهُits lights عادَreturned لِلنُقصانِto waning فَاِمتَحَقاthen was effaced
أَنوارُهُ عادَ لِلنُقصانِ فَاِمتَحَقا
A person is like the full moon: it shines clearly, complete in
Its radiance, then returns to waning and is effaced.
وَالناسُand people كَالزَرعِlike crops باقٍremaining فيin مَنابَتِهِits growing places
وَالناسُ كَالزَرعِ باقٍ في مَنابَتِهِ
حَتّىuntil يَهيجَit withers وَمَرعيٌّand grazed upon وَماand not لَحِقاreached that stage
حَتّى يَهيجَ وَمَرعيٌّ وَما لَحِقا
And people are like crops: some remain where they grow
Until they wither, and some are grazed before reaching that stage.
عَلىupon البِلىdecay سَيُفيدُwill confer الشَخصَthe person فائِدَةًa benefit
عَلى البِلى سَيُفيدُ الشَخصَ فائِدَةً
فَالمِسكُfor musk يَزدادُincreases مِنin طيبٍfragrance إِذاwhen سُحِقاit is crushed
فَالمِسكُ يَزدادُ مِن طيبٍ إِذا سُحِقا
In decay, a person will gain some benefit,
For musk grows more fragrant when it is crushed.
Sol 6.1