سَأَخرُجُI shall leave بِالكَراهَةِunwillingly مِنfrom زَمانيmy time
سَأَخرُجُ بِالكَراهَةِ مِن زَماني
وَفيand in كَشحِيٍّmy flanks مِنfrom يَدِهِits hand قِطاعُbroad-headed arrows
وَفي كَشحِيٍّ مِن يَدِهِ قِطاعُ
I shall leave my time unwillingly,
And in my flanks lie broad-headed arrows from its hand.
وَماand not زالَceased البَقاءُcontinued life يُرِثُّwearing out حَبليَmy cord
وَما زالَ البَقاءُ يُرِثُّ حَبليَ
إِلىuntil أَنthat حانَthe time came لِلمَرَسِfor the rope اِنقِطاعُbreaking
إِلى أَن حانَ لِلمَرَسِ اِنقِطاعُ
And life has kept fraying my cord,
Until the time has come for the rope to snap.
لَبيبُthe wise man القَومِof the people تَألَفُهُbefriend him الرَزاياcalamities
لَبيبُ القَومِ تَألَفُهُ الرَزايا
وَيَأمُرُand he enjoins بِالرَشادِright conduct فَلاyet not يُطاعُis he obeyed
وَيَأمُرُ بِالرَشادِ فَلا يُطاعُ
Calamities befriend the wise man among the people,
And he enjoins right conduct, yet is not obeyed.
فَلاso do not تَأمَلhope مِنَfrom الدُنِّياthis world صَلاحاًgoodness
فَلا تَأمَل مِنَ الدُنِّيا صَلاحاً
فَذاكَfor that هُوَit الَّذيthat which لاnot يُستَطاعُcan be achieved
فَذاكَ هُوَ الَّذي لا يُستَطاعُ
So do not hope for goodness from this world,
For that is what cannot be achieved.
Sol 6.1