دُنياكَyour world ماوِيَّةٌa mirror لَهاit has نُوَبٌvicissitudes
دُنياكَ ماوِيَّةٌ لَها نُوَبٌ
شَتّىvaried سَماوِيَّةٌheaven-sent وَأَنباءُand tidings
شَتّى سَماوِيَّةٌ وَأَنباءُ
Your world is a mirror, with vicissitudes—
varied and heaven-sent—and tidings.
أُفٍّfie! لَهاupon it جُلُّmost of ماwhat يُفيدُacquires بِهاin it
أُفٍّ لَها جُلُّ ما يُفيدُ بِها
مَنwhoever فازَprospers فيهاin it الطَعامُfood وَالباءُand intercourse
مَن فازَ فيها الطَعامُ وَالباءُ
Fie on it! Most of what is gained in it
by those who prosper is food and intercourse.
جُدَّwas fortunate مُقيمٌone who stays وَخابَand failed ذوone with سَفَرٍtravel
جُدَّ مُقيمٌ وَخابَ ذو سَفَرٍ
كَأَنَّهُas though he were فيin الهَجيرِthe midday heat حِرباءُa chameleon
كَأَنَّهُ في الهَجيرِ حِرباءُ
One who stayed prospered, while a traveler failed,
as though he were a chameleon in the midday heat.
أَقَضِيَةٌdecrees لاnot تَزالُcease وارِدَةٌarriving
أَقَضِيَةٌ لا تَزالُ وارِدَةٌ
تَحارُare bewildered فيat كَونِهاtheir occurrence الأَلِبّاءُthe wise
تَحارُ في كَونِها الأَلِبّاءُ
Decrees never cease to arrive;
the wise are baffled by their occurrence.
قامَstood بَنوthe sons of القَومِthe people فيin أَماكِنِهِمtheir places
قامَ بَنو القَومِ في أَماكِنِهِم
وَغُيِّبَتand were hidden فيin التُرابِthe dust آباءُfathers
وَغُيِّبَت في التُرابِ آباءُ
The people's sons took their places,
and fathers were buried in the dust.
وَزالَand vanished عِزُّthe glory of الأَميرِthe prince وَاِفتَرَقَتand scattered
وَزالَ عِزُّ الأَميرِ وَاِفتَرَقَت
أَحباؤُهُhis courtiers عَنهُaway from him وَالأَحِبّاءُand loved ones
أَحباؤُهُ عَنهُ وَالأَحِبّاءُ
And the prince's glory vanished, and scattered
away from him were his courtiers and his loved ones.
وَكُلَّand every حينٍmoment حَوبٌsin وَمَعصِيَةٌand disobedience
وَكُلَّ حينٍ حَوبٌ وَمَعصِيَةٌ
زادَتهاhas added it فيamong الذُنوبِthe sins حَوباءُa soul
زادَتها في الذُنوبِ حَوباءُ
And every moment brings sin and disobedience,
which some soul has added to its sins.
Sol 6.1