Sol 6.1

  1. رَكِبَ الأَنامُ مِنَ الزَمانِ مَطيَّةً

    لَيسَت كَما اِعتادَ الرَكائِبُ تَبرُكُ

    Humankind has taken time for a mount,

    which does not kneel as riding beasts are accustomed to do.

  2. واهاً لِدُنيانا الذَميمَةِ مَنزِلاً

    لَو أَنَّ هَذا الشَخصَ فيها يُترَكُ

    Ah, for our world, vile as a dwelling,

    if only this person were allowed to remain in it!

  3. وَهَوِيَتَها فَرَأَيتَ خُلَّةَ غادِرٍ

    ورَضيتَ أَنَّكَ في وِصالِكَ تُشرَكُ

    And you loved her, then found a betrayer's friendship;

    and accepted that others share in your union.

  4. وَالمَرءُ مِثلُ الحَرفِ بَينَ سُهادِهِ

    وَكِراهُ يَسكُنُ تارَةً وَيُحَرَّكُ

    And a person is like a letter, between his sleeplessness

    and his sleep: now still, now set in motion.

  5. قَد يُدرِكُ الساعي لِباريهِ رِضاً

    فَرِضا البَريَّةِ غايَةٌ لا تُدرَكُ

    One who strives for his Creator may attain approval;

    but creation's approval is a goal that cannot be attained.