أَرىI see البَحرَthe sea مِلحاًsalty لاnot يَجودُgives generously لِوارِدٍto a water-seeker
أَرى البَحرَ مِلحاً لا يَجودُ لِوارِدٍ
بِوِردٍwith a draught فَعوميso swim فيin السَرابِthe mirage وَعاميand thirst
بِوِردٍ فَعومي في السَرابِ وَعامي
I see the sea is salty, granting no water-seeker
a draught; so swim in the mirage and thirst.
تَميلينَyou turn aside عَنfrom نَهجِthe path of اليَقينِcertainty كَأَنَّماas though
تَميلينَ عَن نَهجِ اليَقينِ كَأَنَّما
سَرىtraveled by night بِكَwith you أَعمىa blind man أَوor عَراكِovertook you تَعاميwillful blindness
سَرى بِكَ أَعمى أَو عَراكِ تَعامي
You turn from certainty's path, as though
a blind man led you by night, or willful blindness overtook you.
سِمامُvenoms أَفاعٍvipers فيin اِهتِضامِoppression of خَوادِرٍlair-dwelling lions
سِمامُ أَفاعٍ في اِهتِضامِ خَوادِرٍ
وَخَتلُand guile of ذِئابٍwolves فيin حُلومِminds of نَعامِostriches
وَخَتلُ ذِئابٍ في حُلومِ نَعامِ
Vipers' venoms in the oppression of lair-dwelling lions,
and wolves' guile in the minds of ostriches.
وَكَمand how many مَرَّpassed عامٌa year لَمnot أَكُنI was بَعضَone of أَهلِهِits people
وَكَم مَرَّ عامٌ لَم أَكُن بَعضَ أَهلِهِ
وَكَمand how many نُبِذَتwere cast away خَلفيbehind me أَهِلَّةُcrescent moons of عامِa year
وَكَم نُبِذَت خَلفي أَهِلَّةُ عامِ
And how many a year passed when I was not among its people,
and how many a year's crescent moons were cast behind me.
فَبُعداًso, banishment لِنَفسٍfor a soul لاnot تَزالُceases to be ذَليلَةًabject
فَبُعداً لِنَفسٍ لا تَزالُ ذَليلَةً
لِحُبِّfor love of شَرابٍdrink أَوor لِحُبِّfor love of طَعامِfood
لِحُبِّ شَرابٍ أَو لِحُبِّ طَعامِ
So away with a soul that remains abject
for love of drink or for love of food.
Sol 6.1