تَمَنَّيتُI wished أَنّيthat I were مِنone of هِضابِthe hills of يَلَملَمِYalamlam
تَمَنَّيتُ أَنّي مِن هِضابِ يَلَملَمِ
إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) أَتانيcame upon me الرُزءُcalamity لَمdid not أَتَلَملَمِstir
إِذا ما أَتاني الرُزءُ لَم أَتَلَملَمِ
I wished I were one of Yalamlam's hills,
so that when calamity came upon me, I would not stir.
فَميmy mouth أَخَذَتhave taken مِنهُfrom it اللَياليthe nights وَإِنَّنيand indeed I
فَمي أَخَذَت مِنهُ اللَيالي وَإِنَّني
لَأَشرَبُI surely drink مِنهُfrom it فيin إِناءٍa vessel مُثَلَّمِchipped
لَأَشرَبُ مِنهُ في إِناءٍ مُثَلَّمِ
My mouth—the nights have robbed it, and indeed I
drink from it as from a chipped vessel.
وَأَودىand destroyed بِظَلمِthe sheen of الثَغرِthe teeth صُبحٌdawn وَحِندِسٌand pitch-dark night
وَأَودى بِظَلمِ الثَغرِ صُبحٌ وَحِندِسٌ
مَتىwhenever يَنظُراthe two gaze فيinto نَيِّرِthe light of العَينِthe eye يُظلِمِit darkens
مَتى يَنظُرا في نَيِّرِ العَينِ يُظلِمِ
Dawn and pitch-dark night have destroyed the teeth's sheen;
whenever they gaze into the eye's light, it darkens.
فَذاهِبُناso our departed كَالتُربِlike dust لَيسَis not بِناطِقٍspeaking
فَذاهِبُنا كَالتُربِ لَيسَ بِناطِقٍ
وَغابِرُناand those of us remaining مِثلُlike الأَسيرِthe captive المُكَلَّمِwounded
وَغابِرُنا مِثلُ الأَسيرِ المُكَلَّمِ
So our departed are like dust, unable to speak,
and those of us who remain are like wounded captives.
يُحَبِّبُmakes dear دُنياناour world إِلَيناto us قَطينُهاits inhabitants
يُحَبِّبُ دُنيانا إِلَينا قَطينُها
فَمَنso whoever يَنَأَkeeps far عَنهُمfrom them يَسلُceases longing عَنهاfor it وَيَسلَمِand is safe
فَمَن يَنَأَ عَنهُم يَسلُ عَنها وَيَسلَمِ
Our world's inhabitants make it dear to us;
whoever keeps far from them ceases longing for it and is safe.
مَتىwhenever تَنفَرِدyou live apart لاnot تَغبِطِyou envy المالَwealth مُثرِياًbeing wealthy
مَتى تَنفَرِد لا تَغبِطِ المالَ مُثرِياً
وَتَستَغنِand are self-sufficient لاnot تَجهَلyou act rashly وَلاnor تَتَحَلَّمِyou strain to be forbearing
وَتَستَغنِ لا تَجهَل وَلا تَتَحَلَّمِ
When you live apart, you envy no wealth, being rich;
and, self-sufficient, you neither act rashly nor strain to be forbearing.
وَمِنand among شَأنِthe traits of هَذاthis الخَلقِhumankind غِشٌّdeceit وَظِنَّةٌand suspicion
وَمِن شَأنِ هَذا الخَلقِ غِشٌّ وَظِنَّةٌ
وَمَنand whoever يَتَقَرَّبdraws close مِنهُمُto them يَتَظَلَّمِcomplains of injustice
وَمَن يَتَقَرَّب مِنهُمُ يَتَظَلَّمِ
Deceit and suspicion are among humankind's traits,
and whoever draws close to them complains of injustice.
فَإِنso if يَسأَلِasks الباقيthe survivor الثَرىthe earth عَنabout مَعاشِرٍpeoples
فَإِن يَسأَلِ الباقي الثَرى عَن مَعاشِرٍ
أَلَمَّتcame to rest بِهِin it يُخبَرhe is informed وَلاand not يَتَكَلَّمِit speaks
أَلَمَّت بِهِ يُخبَر وَلا يَتَكَلَّمِ
So if the survivor asks the earth about peoples
who came to rest in it, he is answered, though it does not speak.
وَكانَand was حُلولُthe dwelling of الروحِthe soul فيin الجِسمِthe body نَكبَةًa calamity
وَكانَ حُلولُ الروحِ في الجِسمِ نَكبَةً
عَلىin خَيرِthe best of مَعياmysteries أَوor عَلىin شَرِّthe worst of مَعلَمِknown things
عَلى خَيرِ مَعيا أَو عَلى شَرِّ مَعلَمِ
And the soul's dwelling in the body was a calamity,
whether in the best of mysteries or the worst of known things.
فَهَلso has كَفَّrelented وَقتٌany age لَمnot يَكُنthere was لِعُطارِدٍfor Mercury
فَهَل كَفَّ وَقتٌ لَم يَكُن لِعُطارِدٍ
شَباthe sharp point of ظُفُرٍa nail فيon الأَربِعاءِWednesday مُقَلَّمِclipped
شَبا ظُفُرٍ في الأَربِعاءِ مُقَلَّمِ
Has any age relented when Mercury had not even
a clipped nail's sharp point on Wednesday?
هِيَit is الدارُthe dwelling يَثويهاhe dwells in it الفَتىthe young man ثُمَّthen يَغتَديhe departs in the morning
هِيَ الدارُ يَثويها الفَتى ثُمَّ يَغتَدي
وَيَترُكُهاand he leaves it لِلوارِثِto the heir المُتَسَلِّمِwho takes possession
وَيَترُكُها لِلوارِثِ المُتَسَلِّمِ
It is the dwelling where a man stays, then departs in the morning,
and leaves it to the heir who takes possession.
Sol 6.1