أَيُّهاO الرَجلُman إِنَّماonly أَنتَyou ذِئبٌa wolf
أَيُّها الرَجلُ إِنَّما أَنتَ ذِئبٌ
فيamong ذِئابٍwolves مِنَof المَعاشِرِhuman communities طُلسِdusky-gray
في ذِئابٍ مِنَ المَعاشِرِ طُلسِ
O man, you are nothing but a wolf
among dusky wolves of humankind.
حَقُّكَyour due الآنَnow إِنif قَلَستَyou have vomited مُداماًwine
حَقُّكَ الآنَ إِن قَلَستَ مُداماً
أَنthat تُداوىyou be treated مِنَfor الخُمارِthe hangover بَقَلسِwith a thick rope
أَن تُداوى مِنَ الخُمارِ بَقَلسِ
Your due now, if you have vomited wine,
is to be cured of your hangover with a thick rope.
شَهِدَbears witness اللُبُّreason أَنَّthat ماwhatever أَفسَدَcorrupts المَعbeginning of 'the intellect'
شَهِدَ اللُبُّ أَنَّ ما أَفسَدَ المَع
قولَcompletion of 'the intellect' أَمرٌa matter إِمرٌmonstrous بِغَورٍin lowlands وَجَلسِand uplands
قولَ أَمرٌ إِمرٌ بِغَورٍ وَجَلسِ
Reason bears witness that whatever corrupts
the intellect is monstrous, in lowlands and uplands.
تَذَرُّit leaves الحازِمَthe resolute man الحَصيفَthe discerning مِنَamong القَوbeginning of 'the people'
تَذَرُّ الحازِمَ الحَصيفَ مِنَ القَو
مِcompletion of 'the people' غَويّاًastray كَأَنَّهُas though he were حِلفُa sworn companion of أَلسِmadness
مِ غَويّاً كَأَنَّهُ حِلفُ أَلسِ
It leaves the resolute, discerning man among
the people astray, as though sworn to madness.
وَإِذاand if لَمnot تَنَلreach يَداكَyour two hands اِغتِصابيseizing me by force
وَإِذا لَم تَنَل يَداكَ اِغتِصابي
رامَتاthe two seek بِالخِداعِthrough deceit كَيديplotting against me وَخَلسيand robbing me stealthily
رامَتا بِالخِداعِ كَيدي وَخَلسي
And if your hands cannot seize me by force,
they seek through deceit to scheme against me and rob me.
لَستُI am not حِفَa companion of المُدامِwine بَلbut حِلسَa mat بَيتٍa house
لَستُ حِفَ المُدامِ بَل حِلسَ بَيتٍ
مِثلَlike مَيتٍa dead man قَدalready زايَلَhas parted from النِضوَthe gaunt mount حِلسيmy saddlecloth
مِثلَ مَيتٍ قَد زايَلَ النِضوَ حِلسي
I am no companion of wine, but a household mat,
like a dead man: my saddlecloth has left the gaunt mount.
كَيفَhow لِلجِسمِfor the body أَنto يَكونَbe إِذاwhen أَبbeginning of 'strikes dumb'
كَيفَ لِلجِسمِ أَن يَكونَ إِذا أَب
لَسَcompletion of 'strikes dumb' إِلفيmy companion العِقابَpunishment إِحراقَburning بُلسِlentils
لَسَ إِلفي العِقابَ إِحراقَ بُلسِ
How shall the body fare when
punishment strikes my companion dumb, burning him like lentils?
ماwhat لِنَفسيwith my soul بَينَamong النُفوسِsouls مُعَنّاtormented
ما لِنَفسي بَينَ النُفوسِ مُعَنّا
ةًfeminine accusative ending إِذاif لَمnot تَفُزit wins بِطَوقٍwith a collar وَسَلسِand a chain
ةً إِذا لَم تَفُز بِطَوقٍ وَسَلسِ
What ails my soul, tormented among souls,
if it has won neither collar nor chain?
لَوif يُنادىa sale were proclaimed فيin كُلِّevery سوقٍmarket عَلَيهاfor it
لَو يُنادى في كُلِّ سوقٍ عَلَيها
ماnot اِشتَراهاwould buy it أَخوa man of رَشادٍsound judgment بِفَلسِfor a copper coin
ما اِشتَراها أَخو رَشادٍ بِفَلسِ
Were it offered for sale in every market,
no man of sound judgment would buy it for a copper coin.
قَدَرٌfate يُسمِنُfattens الحَصاةَthe pebble فَتُدعىso it is called
قَدَرٌ يُسمِنُ الحَصاةَ فَتُدعى
جَبَلاًa mountain أَوor يُذيبُmelts رَضوىRadwa بَهَلسِwith wasting sickness
جَبَلاً أَو يُذيبُ رَضوى بَهَلسِ
Fate fattens a pebble till it is called
a mountain, or melts Radwa away with wasting sickness.
كَيفَhow تَهديكَguides you لِلخَفيّاتِto hidden things عَينٌan eye
كَيفَ تَهديكَ لِلخَفيّاتِ عَينٌ
لاnot تَرىsees الآلَthe mirage فيin مَهامَهَdesert wastes مُلسِsmooth
لا تَرى الآلَ في مَهامَهَ مُلسِ
How can an eye guide you to hidden things
when it cannot see the mirage in smooth desert wastes?
Sol 6.1