عِشlive ياO اِبنَson of آدَمَAdam عِدَّةَthe count of الوَزنِthe meter الَّذيthat
عِش يا اِبنَ آدَمَ عِدَّةَ الوَزنِ الَّذي
يُدعىis called الطَويلَthe Long meter وَلاand do not تَجاوَزexceed ذِلكاthat
يُدعى الطَويلَ وَلا تَجاوَز ذِلكا
Live, O son of Adam, as many years as the count of the meter that
Is called al-Ṭawīl—the Long—and do not exceed that.
فَإِذاso when بَلَغتَyou have reached وَأَربَعينَand forty ثَمانِياًeight
فَإِذا بَلَغتَ وَأَربَعينَ ثَمانِياً
فَحَياةُthen the life of مِثلِكَone like you أَنto يوَسَّدَbe pillowed هالِكاdead
فَحَياةُ مِثلِكَ أَن يوَسَّدَ هالِكا
So when you have reached forty-eight,
Then life for one like you is to lie pillowed in death.
ماnot سَرَّنيpleased me وَاللَهُand God يَعلَمُknows غايَتيmy aim
ما سَرَّني وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ غايَتي
أَنّيthat I كَخانٍlike Khān فيamong المُلوكِthe kings وَآلِكاand Ālik
أَنّي كَخانٍ في المُلوكِ وَآلِكا
It would not please me—and God knows my aim—
That I should be like Khān and Ālik among kings.
Sol 6.1