قَدindeed أَذكَرَتhave grown fierce هَذيthese السُنونَthe years مِنَwith الأَذىaffliction
قَد أَذكَرَت هَذي السُنونَ مِنَ الأَذى
لاnot أَنَّthat ناسِيَهاone who forgets them لَهُhas أَذكارُrecollections
لا أَنَّ ناسِيَها لَهُ أَذكارُ
These years have grown fierce with affliction—
not that one who forgets them has recollections.
وَتَعارَفَand came to recognize one another القَومُthe people الَّذينَwhom عَرَفتُهُمI knew them
وَتَعارَفَ القَومُ الَّذينَ عَرَفتُهُم
بِالمُنكِراتِthrough evil deeds فَعُطِّلَso was abandoned الإِنكارُcondemnation
بِالمُنكِراتِ فَعُطِّلَ الإِنكارُ
And the people I knew came to recognize one another
through evil deeds, so condemnation was abandoned.
ماwhat! لِلمَنِيَّةِfor Death مِنa (introducing an exclamation) عَوانٍmatron أَبكَرَتshe came early
ما لِلمَنِيَّةِ مِن عَوانٍ أَبكَرَت
فَأَوَتand so sought shelter إِلَيهاwith her العُونُthe matrons وَالأَبكارُand the maidens
فَأَوَت إِلَيها العُونُ وَالأَبكارُ
What a matron Death is, coming early—
and so matrons and maidens sought shelter with her.
هَلdo? تَعلَمُknow الطَيرُthe birds الغَوادِيَgoing forth at dawn عِلمَناwhat we know
هَل تَعلَمُ الطَيرُ الغَوادِيَ عِلمَنا
أَمor لاnot يَصِحُّis possible لِمِثلِهاfor creatures like them أَفكارُthoughts
أَم لا يَصِحُّ لِمِثلِها أَفكارُ
Do the birds that go forth at dawn know what we know,
or are creatures like them incapable of thought?
لَوif أَنَّهاthat they شَعَرَتhad perceived بِماof what هُوَit كائِنٌis to come
لَو أَنَّها شَعَرَت بِما هُوَ كائِنٌ
لَمwould not تُتَّخَذbe built لِفِراخِهاfor their chicks الأَوكارُthe nests
لَم تُتَّخَذ لِفِراخِها الأَوكارُ
Had they perceived what is to come,
no nests would have been built for their chicks.
Sol 6.1