مَنwhoever يَعرِفِknows الدُنياthe world يَهُنis of little account عِندَهُto him
مَن يَعرِفِ الدُنيا يَهُن عِندَهُ
إِمراعُهاits abundance الدَهرَthroughout time وَإِمحالُهاand its barrenness
إِمراعُها الدَهرَ وَإِمحالُها
For one who knows the world, of little account are
Whoever knows this world will be humbled
its abundance and its barrenness throughout time.
Its deception lasts long and its tribulations endless
لَذّاتُهاits pleasures تُعجِبُdelight أَملاكَهاits kings
لَذّاتُها تُعجِبُ أَملاكَها
لَوif لَمnot تُغَيَّرwere changed بِهِمُfor them حالُهاits condition
لَو لَم تُغَيَّر بِهِمُ حالُها
Its pleasures would delight its kings,
Its pleasures entrance its kings
if its condition were not changed for them.
If it did not change their circumstances
دارٌa dwelling حَلَلناهاwe settled in it عَلىdespite رَغمِناour unwillingness
دارٌ حَلَلناها عَلى رَغمِنا
وَإِنَّماand only يُنظَرُis awaited تَرحالُهاdeparture from it
وَإِنَّما يُنظَرُ تَرحالُها
A dwelling where we settled against our will,
It is a house we inhabited against our will
and only departure from it is awaited.
And we watch it only to move on
وَالخَودُand the young woman كَالنَخلَةِlike the date palm مَجنِيَّةٌhaving its fruit plucked
وَالخَودُ كَالنَخلَةِ مَجنِيَّةٌ
وَزَوجُهاand her husband البائِسُthe wretched فُحّالُهاher male date palm
وَزَوجُها البائِسُ فُحّالُها
And the young woman, like a date palm, has her fruit plucked;
The cheeks are like a laden date palm
and her wretched husband is her male palm.
And her poor husband collects its fruit
Sol 6.1