ماwhat ليwith me رَأَيتُكَI saw you مُعرِضاًturning away
ما لي رَأَيتُكَ مُعرِضاً
فَاِسمَعso listen إِذاwhen نَطَقَspeaks الحَصيفُthe discerning man
فَاِسمَع إِذا نَطَقَ الحَصيفُ
Why do I see you turning away?
So listen when the wise man speaks.
الدَهرُtime لَيسَis not بِمُنصِفٍfair
الدَهرُ لَيسَ بِمُنصِفٍ
وَالعَيبُand the blemish يَستُرُهُconceals it النَصيفُthe veil
وَالعَيبُ يَستُرُهُ النَصيفُ
Time is not fair,
and a veil conceals a blemish.
وَالأَرضُand the earth أُمُّa mother بَرَّةٌkindly
وَالأَرضُ أُمُّ بَرَّةٌ
وَالسَهمُand the arrow عَنaway from غَرَضٍa target يَصيفُswerves
وَالسَهمُ عَن غَرَضٍ يَصيفُ
And the earth is a kindly mother,
and an arrow swerves from its target.
إِنّاindeed we شَتَوناwe wintered فَوقَهاupon her
إِنّا شَتَونا فَوقَها
وَلَعَلَّناand perhaps we فيهاwithin her نَصيفُwe spend the summer
وَلَعَلَّنا فيها نَصيفُ
We have wintered upon her,
and perhaps we shall summer within her.
فَاِلبَثso dwell وَحيداًalone لاno وَصيmaidservant (first fragment)
فَاِلبَث وَحيداً لا وَصي
فَةَmaidservant (final fragment) فيin ذَراكَyour shelter وَلاand no وَصيفُmanservant
فَةَ في ذَراكَ وَلا وَصيفُ
So dwell alone, with no maidservant
in your shelter, nor manservant.
تَأَذّىsuffer harm الأُصولُthe roots الثابِتاthe steadfast (first fragment)
تَأَذّى الأُصولُ الثابِتا
تُcompletion of 'the steadfast' فَيُحسَدُso is envied الغُصنُthe branch القَصيفُbrittle
تُ فَيُحسَدُ الغُصنُ القَصيفُ
The steadfast roots suffer,
so the brittle branch is envied.
Sol 6.1