أُقعُدsit down فَماfor … not نَفَعَbenefited القِياstanding (first fragment)
أُقعُد فَما نَفَعَ القِيا
مُstanding (final fragment) وَلاnor ثَنىturned away خَيراًany good قُعودُsitting
مُ وَلا ثَنى خَيراً قُعودُ
Sit down: standing has done no good,
nor has sitting turned any good away.
غَنَّتكَsang to you دُنياكَyour world الخلوbeguiling (first fragment)
غَنَّتكَ دُنياكَ الخلو
بُbeguiling (final fragment) وَحُبُّهاand love for it فيin الكَفِّthe hand عودُa lute
بُ وَحُبُّها في الكَفِّ عودُ
Your beguiling world has sung to you,
and love for it is a lute in the hand.
أَمّاas for إِساءَتُهاits harm فَقَدthen indeed
أَمّا إِساءَتُها فَقَد
كانَتhas happened وَحُسناهاand its kindness رُعودُthunderclaps
كانَت وَحُسناها رُعودُ
As for its harm, it has indeed
come to pass; its kindness is thunder.
وَالمَرءُand man يَهبِطُdescends هاوِياًfalling headlong
وَالمَرءُ يَهبِطُ هاوِياً
وَالعَيشُand life مِنfrom كَلَفٍhardship صَعودُa steep ascent
وَالعَيشُ مِن كَلَفٍ صَعودُ
And man descends, falling headlong,
while life is a steep climb through hardship.
وَالشَخصُand a person مِثلُlike اليَومِthe day يَمpasses (first fragment)
وَالشَخصُ مِثلُ اليَومِ يَم
ضيpasses (final fragment) فيin الزَمانِtime فَلاso does not يَعودُreturn
ضي في الزَمانِ فَلا يَعودُ
And a person, like the day, passes
through time, never to return.
أَسعِدgive help بِلاwithout مِنٍّreminders of favors فَإِنَّfor indeed
أَسعِد بِلا مِنٍّ فَإِنَّ
الجَودَgenerosity بِالنُعمىwith favors سُعودُgood fortune
الجَودَ بِالنُعمى سُعودُ
Help without reminding others of your favors, for
generosity in granting favors is good fortune.
وَالغَيثُand rain أَهنَوءُهُthe most welcome of it الَّذيthat which
وَالغَيثُ أَهنَوءُهُ الَّذي
يَهميpours down وَلَيسَand there is no لَهُfor it رُعودُthunderclaps
يَهمي وَلَيسَ لَهُ رُعودُ
And the most welcome rain is that which
pours down and has no thunder.
Sol 6.1