المَرءُa person كَالبَدرِlike the full moon بيِّناًclearly لاحَit shone forth كامِلَةًcomplete
المَرءُ كَالبَدرِ بيِّناً لاحَ كامِلَةً
أَنوارُهُits lights عادَit returned لِلنُقصانِto waning فَاِمتَحَقاand so it was effaced
أَنوارُهُ عادَ لِلنُقصانِ فَاِمتَحَقا
A person is like the full moon: it shines forth 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 وَماwhile not yet لَحِقاit reached maturity
حَتّى يَهيجَ وَمَرعيٌّ وَما لَحِقا
And people are like crops: some remain where they grow
until they wither, while others are grazed before they mature.
عَلىdespite البِلىdecay سَيُفيدُit will grant الشَخصَthe person فائِدَةًa benefit
عَلى البِلى سَيُفيدُ الشَخصَ فائِدَةً
فَالمِسكُfor musk يَزدادُit increases مِنin طيبٍfragrance إِذاwhen سُحِقاit is crushed
فَالمِسكُ يَزدادُ مِن طيبٍ إِذا سُحِقا
Despite decay, a person will be granted some benefit,
for musk grows more fragrant when it is crushed.
Sol 6.1