تُخالِفُناopposes us الدُنياthe world عَلىin السَخطِdispleasure وَالرِضىand contentment
تُخالِفُنا الدُنيا عَلى السَخطِ وَالرِضى
فَإِنso if أَوشَكَhastens الإِنسانُa human being قالَتit says لَهُto him مَهلاslow down
فَإِن أَوشَكَ الإِنسانُ قالَت لَهُ مَهلا
The world opposes us in displeasure and contentment.
So if a person hastens, it tells him, 'Slow down.'
هِيَit الماءُwater لَوَif انَّيthat I بِعِلميwith my knowledge وَرَدتُهُI came to it
هِيَ الماءُ لَوَ انَّي بِعِلمي وَرَدتُهُ
لَقُلتُI would have said لِنَفسيَto myself كانَwas مَورِدُهُcoming to it جَهلاfolly
لَقُلتُ لِنَفسيَ كانَ مَورِدُهُ جَهلا
It is water; had I approached it with what I know,
I would have told myself, 'Coming to it was folly.'
فَماfor ... not رَئِمَتit cherished طِفلاًa child وَلاnor أَكرَمَتit honored فَتىًa young man
فَما رَئِمَت طِفلاً وَلا أَكرَمَت فَتىً
وَلاnor رَحِمَتit showed mercy to شَيخاًan old man وَلاnor وَقَّرَتit revered كَهلاa middle-aged man
وَلا رَحِمَت شَيخاً وَلا وَقَّرَت كَهلا
For it has not cherished a child, nor honored a young man,
Nor shown mercy to an old man, nor revered a middle-aged man.
قَطَعناwe crossed إِلىtoward السَهلِlevel ground الحَزونَةَrough terrain نَبتَغيwe seek
قَطَعنا إِلى السَهلِ الحَزونَةَ نَبتَغي
يَساراًwealth فَلَمbut did not نُلفِwe find اليَسيرَa little وَلاnor السَهلاlevel ground
يَساراً فَلَم نُلفِ اليَسيرَ وَلا السَهلا
We crossed rough terrain toward level ground, seeking
Wealth, but we found not even a little, nor level ground.
فَلاso do not تَأمُلِexpect الأَيّامَthe days لِلخَيرِfor good مَرَّةًonce
فَلا تَأمُلِ الأَيّامَ لِلخَيرِ مَرَّةً
فَلَيسَتfor they are not لِخَيرٍfor good أَنto يُظَنَّbe thought بِهاof them أَهلاworthy
فَلَيسَت لِخَيرٍ أَن يُظَنَّ بِها أَهلا
So do not expect good from the days, even once,
For they do not deserve to be thought capable of good.
Sol 6.1