قَضاءُdecree اللَهِof God يَبتَعِثُsends forth المَناياdeaths
قَضاءُ اللَهِ يَبتَعِثُ المَنايا
فَيُهلِكنَso they destroy الأَساوِدَblack serpents وَالأُسوداand lions
فَيُهلِكنَ الأَساوِدَ وَالأُسودا
God's decree sends forth deaths,
The decree of Allah unleashes calamities,
and they destroy black serpents and lions.
Destroying both the brave and the coward.
فَعيشاso live, you two مُفضِلَينِas benefactors أَوِor اِستَميحاseek alms, you two
فَعيشا مُفضِلَينِ أَوِ اِستَميحا
وَسوداand rule, you two مَعشَراًa people أَوor لاdo not تَسوداrule, you two
وَسودا مَعشَراً أَو لا تَسودا
So live as benefactors, you two, or seek alms;
So live virtuously or seek forgiveness,
and rule a people, or do not rule.
And be either happy or cease to be so.
فَماfor never بَهَجَgladdened الصَديقَthe friend الدَهرُTime إِلّاexcept
فَما بَهَجَ الصَديقَ الدَهرُ إِلّا
وَكَرَّand it turned back فَسَرَّso it delighted ذاthe bearer of الضَغنِspite الحَسوداthe envious one
وَكَرَّ فَسَرَّ ذا الضَغنِ الحَسودا
For Time never gladdened a friend without
For time gladdened not the sincere friend
turning back to delight the spiteful, envious one.
Except to later grieve the jealous foe.
يُسَيِّرُit moves بيضَهُits white pieces وَالسَودَand the black pieces حَتّىuntil
يُسَيِّرُ بيضَهُ وَالسَودَ حَتّى
يُبيدَit destroys بِرَغمِهاagainst their will بيضاًwhite pieces وَسوداand black pieces
يُبيدَ بِرَغمِها بيضاً وَسودا
It moves its white pieces and the black until
It moves the white and black pieces until
it destroys white and black, against their will.
It destroys despite itself both white and black.
Sol 6.1