لَقَدindeed تَرَفَّعَhas risen فَوقَabove المُشتَريJupiter زُحَلٌSaturn
لَقَد تَرَفَّعَ فَوقَ المُشتَري زُحَلٌ
فَأَصبَحَso became الشَرُّevil فيناamong us ظاهِرَmanifest الغَلَبِdominance
فَأَصبَحَ الشَرُّ فينا ظاهِرَ الغَلَبِ
Saturn has indeed risen above Jupiter.
So evil has become plainly dominant among us.
وَإِنَّand indeed كَيوانَKaywan (Saturn) وَالمِرّيخَand Mars ماas long as بَقِياthey both remain
وَإِنَّ كَيوانَ وَالمِرّيخَ ما بَقِيا
لاnot يُخلِيانِكَthey both leave you free مِنof فَجَعٍbereavement وَمِنand of سَلَبِplunder
لا يُخلِيانِكَ مِن فَجَعٍ وَمِن سَلَبِ
And indeed, Kaywan and Mars, as long as they remain,
will not leave you free of bereavement and plunder.
وَكَمand how many طَلَبتَyou have sought أُموراًthings لَستَyou are not مُدرِكَهاattaining them
وَكَم طَلَبتَ أُموراً لَستَ مُدرِكَها
تَبارَكَblessed be اللَهَGod مَنwho أَغراكَenticed you بِالطَلَبِinto seeking
تَبارَكَ اللَهَ مَن أَغراكَ بِالطَلَبِ
And how many things you have sought that you will not attain!
Blessed be God! Who has enticed you to seek?
أَماhave ... not? رَأَيتَyou have seen رِجالاًmen بَعدَafter شُربِهِمُtheir drinking
أَما رَأَيتَ رِجالاً بَعدَ شُربِهِمُ
فيin النَضرِgold يَرضونَthey are content أَنto أَنto يُسقَواthey are given drink مِنَfrom العُلَبِwooden bowls
في النَضرِ يَرضونَ أَن أَن يُسقَوا مِنَ العُلَبِ
Have you not seen men who, after drinking
from gold vessels, are content to—to be given drink from wooden bowls?
وَماand not أَمِنتُI have trusted زَمانيmy age فيin تَصَرُّفِهِits changing ways
وَما أَمِنتُ زَماني في تَصَرُّفِهِ
أَنthat يَنقُلَit transfers المُلكَsovereignty مِنfrom مِصرٍEgypt إِلىto حَلَبِAleppo
أَن يَنقُلَ المُلكَ مِن مِصرٍ إِلى حَلَبِ
Nor have I trusted my age, in its changing ways,
not to transfer sovereignty from Egypt to Aleppo.
Sol 6.1