لَوif هَبَّawoke سُكّانُthe dwellers التُرابِof the dust مِنَfrom الكَرىslumber
لَو هَبَّ سُكّانُ التُرابِ مِنَ الكَرى
أَعياwould prove elusive المَحَلُّa place to stay عَلىto المُقيمِthe resident الساكِنِthe settled
أَعيا المَحَلُّ عَلى المُقيمِ الساكِنِ
If the dwellers in the dust awoke from slumber,
A place to stay would elude the settled dweller.
لَغَدَواthey would go forth وَقَدand already مَلَأَhad filled البَسيطَةَthe earth بَعضُهُمsome of them
لَغَدَوا وَقَد مَلَأَ البَسيطَةَ بَعضُهُم
وَرَأَيتُand I would see أَكثَرَهُمmost of them بِغَيرِwithout أَماكِنِplaces
وَرَأَيتُ أَكثَرَهُم بِغَيرِ أَماكِنِ
They would go forth, some of them already filling the earth,
And I would see most of them without a place.
لاdo not تَركُنَنَّever put your trust إِلىin الحَياةِlife فَإِنَّهاfor indeed it
لا تَركُنَنَّ إِلى الحَياةِ فَإِنَّها
غَدّارَةٌever treacherous بِأَخيto one possessed of الوَفاءِfaithfulness الراكِنِwho trusts
غَدّارَةٌ بِأَخي الوَفاءِ الراكِنِ
Never put your trust in life, for it
Is ever treacherous to the faithful one who trusts in it.
Sol 6.1