رَدَدتُI entrusted إِلىto مَليكِthe Sovereign الحَقِّof Truth أَمريmy affairs
رَدَدتُ إِلى مَليكِ الحَقِّ أَمري
فَلَمso did not أَسأَلI ask مَتىwhen يَقَعُoccurs الكُسوفُthe eclipse
فَلَم أَسأَل مَتى يَقَعُ الكُسوفُ
I entrusted my affairs to the Sovereign of Truth,
so I did not ask when the eclipse would occur.
فَكَمfor how often سَلِمَescaped unharmed الجَهولُthe ignorant man مِنَfrom المَناياdeath
فَكَم سَلِمَ الجَهولُ مِنَ المَنايا
وَعوجِلَand was swiftly overtaken بِالحِمامِby death الفَيلَسوفُthe philosopher
وَعوجِلَ بِالحِمامِ الفَيلَسوفُ
For how often has the ignorant man escaped death,
while the philosopher was swiftly overtaken by death.
Sol 6.1