لَقَدindeed غادَرَhas left العَيشُlife هَذاthis السَوادَdark figure
لَقَد غادَرَ العَيشُ هَذا السَوادَ
يُعانيsuffers مِنَfrom الدَهرِtime بيضاًwhite days وَسوداand black days
يُعاني مِنَ الدَهرِ بيضاً وَسودا
Life has indeed left this dark figure
to endure the white and black days of time.
وَتَنعَكِسُand is reversed الحالُthe state of affairs حَتّىuntil تَرىyou see
وَتَنعَكِسُ الحالُ حَتّى تَرى
ظِباءَgazelles الأَراكِthe arak trees يُخِفنَfrighten الأُسوداthe lions
ظِباءَ الأَراكِ يُخِفنَ الأُسودا
And the state of affairs is reversed, until you see
the gazelles of the arak trees frightening the lions.
يُنَفَّقُmakes marketable فِكريmy thought عَلَيَّto me التُقىpiety
يُنَفَّقُ فِكري عَلَيَّ التُقى
وَيَأبىand refuses لَهُfor it الطَبعُinborn disposition إِلّاanything but كَسوداlack of demand
وَيَأبى لَهُ الطَبعُ إِلّا كَسودا
My thought markets piety to me,
yet my nature insists that it remain unsold.
يَسودُrules الفَتىthe young man كارِهاًreluctantly قَومَهُhis people
يَسودُ الفَتى كارِهاً قَومَهُ
وَيَأمُرُهُand bids him اللُبُّreason أَنto لاnot يَسوداrule
وَيَأمُرُهُ اللُبُّ أَن لا يَسودا
A young man rules his people reluctantly,
and reason bids him not to rule.
فَإِنَّfor indeed خُمولَكَyour obscurity دِرعٌarmor عَلَيكَupon you
فَإِنَّ خُمولَكَ دِرعٌ عَلَيكَ
وُقيتَyou have been protected بِهاby it عائِباًa faultfinder أَوor حَسوداan envier
وُقيتَ بِها عائِباً أَو حَسودا
For your obscurity is armor upon you,
by which you have been protected from a faultfinder or an envier.
Sol 6.1