إِذاif اِجتَمَعَmeet اِثنانِtwo people فيin مَنزِلٍa house
إِذا اِجتَمَعَ اِثنانِ في مَنزِلٍ
عَلىfor خَربَةٍa shameful deed فُضِحاboth are disgraced لِلأَبَدforever
عَلى خَربَةٍ فُضِحا لِلأَبَد
If two meet in a house
for a shameful deed, both are disgraced forever.
تُبَدُّare apportioned الحُظوظُfortunes عَلىamong أَهلِهاtheir holders
تُبَدُّ الحُظوظُ عَلى أَهلِها
وَلَكِنbut تُبادُthey are destroyed وَمَنand whoever لَمhas not يُبَدbeen destroyed
وَلَكِن تُبادُ وَمَن لَم يُبَد
Fortunes are apportioned among their holders,
but they will perish, as will those who have not yet perished.
وَفيand in وَحدَةِthe solitude of المَرءِa man سِترُa veil لَهُfor him
وَفي وَحدَةِ المَرءِ سِترُ لَهُ
فَكُنso be مِثلَlike سَيفِكَyour sword حِلفَa companion of الرُبَدsheaths
فَكُن مِثلَ سَيفِكَ حِلفَ الرُبَد
And in a man's solitude lies a veil for him,
so be like your sword, a companion to sheaths.
وَلاand do not تَعرِضَنَّever approach لِبِنتِto the daughter of الكُرومِthe vines
وَلا تَعرِضَنَّ لِبِنتِ الكُرومِ
أُختِsister of السُرورِjoy وَأُمِّand mother of الزَبَدfoam
أُختِ السُرورِ وَأُمِّ الزَبَد
And never approach the daughter of the vines,
sister of joy and mother of foam.
فَإِنfor if وَسَّعَتshe grants ease لِلفَتىto a young man ساعَةًfor an hour
فَإِن وَسَّعَت لِلفَتى ساعَةً
فَسَوفَthen will تُغادِرُهُshe leave him فيin كَبَدdistress
فَسَوفَ تُغادِرُهُ في كَبَد
For if she grants a young man an hour of ease,
then she will leave him in distress.
وَمَاand not زِلتَyou have ceased بَعدَafter غُرابِthe raven of الصِباyouth
وَمَا زِلتَ بَعدَ غُرابِ الصِبا
قَرينَthe companion of البُزاةِthe hawks فَقَعso alight ياO لُبَدLubad
قَرينَ البُزاةِ فَقَع يا لُبَد
And after youth's raven, you have remained
the hawks' companion—so alight, O Lubad.
Sol 6.1