يَلقاكَmeets you بِالماءِwith water النُمَيرِpure and sweet الفَتىthe young man
يَلقاكَ بِالماءِ النُمَيرِ الفَتى
وَفيand in ضَميرِthe depths النَفسِthe soul نارٌa fire تَقِدburns
وَفي ضَميرِ النَفسِ نارٌ تَقِد
The young man meets you with pure, sweet water,
and in the depths of his soul a fire burns.
يُعطيكَgives you لَفظاًspeech لَيِّناًsoft مَسُّهُits touch
يُعطيكَ لَفظاً لَيِّناً مَسُّهُ
وَمِثلُand like حَدِّthe edge السَيفِthe sword ماwhat يَعتَقِدhe believes
وَمِثلُ حَدِّ السَيفِ ما يَعتَقِد
He gives you speech soft to the touch,
yet what he believes is like a sword’s edge.
وَيَمرَحُand revels الإِنسانُman مِنbecause of جَهلِهِhis ignorance
وَيَمرَحُ الإِنسانُ مِن جَهلِهِ
وَهُوَwhile he أَسيرٌa captive فيin رِباطٍbonds وَقِدّand a rawhide thong
وَهُوَ أَسيرٌ في رِباطٍ وَقِدّ
And man revels out of ignorance,
while he is a captive in bonds and rawhide thongs.
كَمhow many حَلَّتِundid الأَيّامُthe days مِنof حيلَةٍa stratagem
كَم حَلَّتِ الأَيّامُ مِن حيلَةٍ
ثُمَّتَthen حَلَّتundid كُلَّevery عِقدٍknot عُقِدwas tied
ثُمَّتَ حَلَّت كُلَّ عِقدٍ عُقِد
How many a scheme the days have undone,
then unraveled every knot that was tied!
وَالمرَءُand man كَالبائِعُlike the seller فيin سوقِهِhis market
وَالمرَءُ كَالبائِعُ في سوقِهِ
يَأخُذُhe takes ماwhat يُعطىhe is given وَلاand does not يَنتَقِدscrutinize
يَأخُذُ ما يُعطى وَلا يَنتَقِد
And man is like a seller in his market:
he takes what he is given and does not inspect it,
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen اليَومُthe day اِنقَضىhas ended ساءَهُdistressed him
حَتّى إِذا اليَومُ اِنقَضى ساءَهُ
ماwhat تَجِدُfinds النَفسُthe soul وَماand what يَفتَقِدhe misses
ما تَجِدُ النَفسُ وَما يَفتَقِد
until, when the day has passed, he is distressed by
what his soul finds and what he misses.
لاnot أَحقِدُI bear a grudge الآنَnow عَلىagainst صاحِبٍa companion
لا أَحقِدُ الآنَ عَلى صاحِبٍ
إِنif رابَنيtroubled me مَعدِنَa mine خَيرٍgoodness حَقَدharbored rancor
إِن رابَني مَعدِنَ خَيرٍ حَقَد
I now bear no grudge against a companion,
even if a mine of goodness troubles me by harboring rancor.
فَهَذِهِfor this الدُنِّياworld عالىas ماwhat تَرىyou see
فَهَذِهِ الدُنِّيا عالى ما تَرى
لَمdid not تَدِpay blood money مَقتولاًone slain وَلَمand did not تَستَقِدseek retaliation
لَم تَدِ مَقتولاً وَلَم تَستَقِد
For this world, as you see,
has neither paid blood money for one slain nor sought retaliation.
Sol 6.1