إِنّاindeed we حَسَبناwe reckoned حِساباًa reckoning لَمdid not يَصِحَّprove correct لَناfor us
إِنّا حَسَبنا حِساباً لَم يَصِحَّ لَنا
قَدindeed بانَbecame clear فيin كُلِّهِall of it التَفريطُnegligence وَالغَلَتُand miscalculation
قَد بانَ في كُلِّهِ التَفريطُ وَالغَلَتُ
Indeed, we made a reckoning that did not prove right for us;
We thought we had calculated correctly, but we were wrong
Negligence and miscalculation became clear throughout it.
It was clear in all of it - excess and negligence
وَكَثرَةُand abundance المالِof wealth شُغلٌa preoccupation زادَincreased فيin نَصَبٍweariness
وَكَثرَةُ المالِ شُغلٌ زادَ في نَصَبٍ
وَقِلَّةٌand scarcity مِنهُof it مَعدولٌturned aside بِهاby it الفَلتُescape
وَقِلَّةٌ مِنهُ مَعدولٌ بِها الفَلتُ
And abundant wealth is a preoccupation that adds to weariness;
An abundance of money is a preoccupation that increases troubles
And scarcity of it bars escape.
And a lack of it allows one to slip away
هَذيthis الحِبالَةُthe snare قَدindeed ضَمَّتhas gathered جَماعَتَناour company
هَذي الحِبالَةُ قَد ضَمَّت جَماعَتَنا
فَهَلso, can يَنوصُslip away فَتىًa young man مِنّاamong us فَيَنفَلِتُand so escape
فَهَل يَنوصُ فَتىً مِنّا فَيَنفَلِتُ
This snare has gathered us all in;
This pregnancy has gathered our group
So can any young man among us slip away and escape?
So can one of us slip away and escape?
أَصبَحَتit became كَالقَوسِlike the bow حَنَّتهاbent it أَساوِرُهاits archers
أَصبَحَت كَالقَوسِ حَنَّتها أَساوِرُها
وَكُنتَand you were كَالسَهمِlike the arrow أَوor كَالسَيفِlike the sword يَنصَلِتُis unsheathed
وَكُنتَ كَالسَهمِ أَو كَالسَيفِ يَنصَلِتُ
It became like a bow its archers bent;
It has become like a bow whose bracelets have bent it
And you were like an arrow, or like a sword being unsheathed.
And you were like an arrow or sword that flashes and slashes
Sol 6.1