لِيَذمُمlet him blame والِداًa father وَلَدٌa child وَيَعتُبand find fault
لِيَذمُم والِداً وَلَدٌ وَيَعتُب
عَلَيهِwith him فَبِئسَfor evil is عَمريby my life ماwhat سَعىhe sought لَهfor him
عَلَيهِ فَبِئسَ عَمري ما سَعى لَه
Let a child blame a father and find fault
with him—for, by my life, evil is what he has sought for him.
أَتَدريdo you know وَالحَياةُwhile life لَهاit has صُروفٌvicissitudes
أَتَدري وَالحَياةُ لَها صُروفٌ
بِماof what يَلقاهُhe encounters it جَروُكِyour cub ياO ثُعالَهThuʿālah (the vixen)
بِما يَلقاهُ جَروُكِ يا ثُعالَه
Do you know, while life has its vicissitudes,
what your cub will suffer, O Thuʿālah the vixen,
فَمِنfor from ضارٍa predator يُمَزِّقُtears apart مِنهُfrom him شِلواًa limb
فَمِن ضارٍ يُمَزِّقُ مِنهُ شِلواً
وَيُعطيand gives فَضلَthe remnants of أَكرُعِهِhis lower legs جُعالَهJuʿālah (the dung beetle)
وَيُعطي فَضلَ أَكرُعِهِ جُعالَه
from a predator that tears a limb from him
and gives Juʿālah the dung beetle the remnants of his legs,
وَمِنand from صَقرٍa falcon يَقولُsays لَهُto him رُوَيداًnot so fast
وَمِن صَقرٍ يَقولُ لَهُ رُوَيداً
وَمِنand from شَرَكٍa snare يَصيحُcries out بِهِto him تَعالَهcome here
وَمِن شَرَكٍ يَصيحُ بِهِ تَعالَه
and from a falcon that tells him, 'Not so fast!'
and from a snare that calls to him, 'Come here!'?
وَماand not فيon الأَرضِthe earth مِنany (emphatic) أَحَدٍperson غَنِيٍّfree of need
وَما في الأَرضِ مِن أَحَدٍ غَنِيٍّ
وَلَكِنand yet كُلُّناall of us فُقَراءُpoor عالَهdependent
وَلَكِن كُلُّنا فُقَراءُ عالَه
And no one on earth is free of need;
yet all of us are poor and dependent.
أَرىI see نارَthe fire of الصِباyouth لَبِسَتhas clothed itself in خُموداًextinction
أَرى نارَ الصِبا لَبِسَت خُموداً
وَأَذكىand kindled الشَيبُgray hair فيin الرَأسِthe head اِشتِعالَهits blaze
وَأَذكى الشَيبُ في الرَأسِ اِشتِعالَه
I see youth's fire has clothed itself in extinction,
and gray hair has kindled its blaze upon the head.
Sol 6.1