لَوif هَبَّawoke سُكّانُdwellers التُرابِthe dust مِنَfrom الكَرىslumber
لَو هَبَّ سُكّانُ التُرابِ مِنَ الكَرى
أَعياwould prove difficult المَحَلُّa dwelling عَلىfor المُقيمِthe resident الساكِنِthe settled one
أَعيا المَحَلُّ عَلى المُقيمِ الساكِنِ
If the dwellers of the dust awoke from slumber,
A dwelling would be hard to find for the settled inhabitant.
لَغَدَواthey would go forth وَقَدand already مَلَأَfilled 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 with nowhere to dwell.
لاdo not تَركُنَنَّever put your trust إِلىin الحَياةِlife فَإِنَّهاfor it is
لا تَركُنَنَّ إِلى الحَياةِ فَإِنَّها
غَدّارَةٌtreacherous بِأَخيto the man of الوَفاءِfaithfulness الراكِنِwho trusts in it
غَدّارَةٌ بِأَخي الوَفاءِ الراكِنِ
Never put your trust in life, for it is
Treacherous to the faithful man who trusts in it.
Sol 6.1