إِذاif زادَكَincreases your المالُwealth اِفتِقاراًpoverty وَحاجَةًand need
إِذا زادَكَ المالُ اِفتِقاراً وَحاجَةً
إِلىfor جامِعيهِthose who amass it فَالثَراءُthen wealth هُوَitself الفَقرُpoverty
إِلى جامِعيهِ فَالثَراءُ هُوَ الفَقرُ
If wealth increases your poverty and need
For those who amass it, then wealth itself is poverty.
أَلَمhave you not تَرَseen أَنَّthat المَلكَthe king لَيسَis not بِدائِمٍlasting
أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ المَلكَ لَيسَ بِدائِمٍ
عَلىin مُلكِهِhis rule إِلّاunless وَعَسكَرُهُand his army وِقرُa burden
عَلى مُلكِهِ إِلّا وَعَسكَرُهُ وِقرُ
Have you not seen that a king cannot endure
In his rule unless his army is a burden?
تَتَبُّعُfollows آثارَtraces of الرِياضِthe meadows حَمامَةٌa dove
تَتَبُّعُ آثارَ الرِياضِ حَمامَةٌ
وَيُعجِبُهاand delights her فيماamong what تُزاوِلُهُshe engages in النَقرُpecking
وَيُعجِبُها فيما تُزاوِلُهُ النَقرُ
A dove follows the traces of the meadows,
And among her pursuits, pecking delights her.
تَهُمُّshe intends بِنَهضٍto take flight ثُمَّthen تَثنيshe turns back بِرَغبَةٍout of desire
تَهُمُّ بِنَهضٍ ثُمَّ تَثني بِرَغبَةٍ
فَماand not شَعَرَتshe noticed حَتّىuntil أُتيحَwas destined لَهاfor her صَقرُa falcon
فَما شَعَرَت حَتّى أُتيحَ لَها صَقرُ
She means to take flight, then turns back out of desire;
And before she knew it, a falcon came her way,
وَقدَthough already عَرَّفَتهاmade her aware أُمُّهاher mother أَمسِyesterday شَرَّهُits evil
وَقدَ عَرَّفَتها أُمُّها أَمسِ شَرَّهُ
وَأَنَّand that الرَدىdeath يَقروroams المَكانَthe place الَّذيwhich تَقروshe roams
وَأَنَّ الرَدى يَقرو المَكانَ الَّذي تَقرو
Though her mother had warned her yesterday of its evil,
And that death roams the very ground she roams.
وَمَنand whoever حانَmeets his doom يوماًone day جارَoppresses فيin عَينيهِhis eyes عَمىًblindness
وَمَن حانَ يوماً جارَ في عَينيهِ عَمىً
وَفيand in لُبِهِhis mind ضَعفٌweakness وَفيand in سَمِعهِhis hearing وَقرُdeafness
وَفي لُبِهِ ضَعفٌ وَفي سَمِعهِ وَقرُ
And whoever's hour comes one day—blindness afflicts his eyes,
And in his mind is weakness, and in his hearing, deafness.
Sol 6.1