يُقالُit is said أَنthat سَوفَwill يَأتيcome بَعدَناafter us عَصرٌan age
يُقالُ أَن سَوفَ يَأتي بَعدَنا عَصرٌ
يُرضىis deemed pleasing فَتَضبِطُthen restrain أُسدَlions الغابَةِthe forest الخُطَمُbridles
يُرضى فَتَضبِطُ أُسدَ الغابَةِ الخُطَمُ
It is said that an age will come after us,
One deemed pleasing, when bridles restrain the forest's lions.
هَيهاتَfar from it! هَيهاتَfar from it! هَذاthis مَنطِقٌspeech كَذِبٌfalse
هَيهاتَ هَيهاتَ هَذا مَنطِقٌ كَذِبٌ
فيin كُلِّevery صَقرِfalcon زَمانٍan age كائِنٌa creature قَطِمُravenous for flesh
في كُلِّ صَقرِ زَمانٍ كائِنٌ قَطِمُ
Far from it, far from it! This is false talk.
In every age's falcon is a creature ravenous for flesh.
ماas long as دامَremains فيin الفَلَكِthe celestial sphere المِرّيخُMars أَوor زُحَلٌSaturn
ما دامَ في الفَلَكِ المِرّيخُ أَو زُحَلٌ
فَلاso does not يَزالُcease عُبابُsurging waters الشَرِّevil يَلتَطِمُcrash together
فَلا يَزالُ عُبابُ الشَرِّ يَلتَطِمُ
As long as Mars or Saturn is in the celestial sphere,
So evil's surging waves will keep crashing together.
وَإِنand even if تَغَيَّرَتِchanged الأَفلاكُthe celestial spheres وَاِنعَكَسَتand reversed
وَإِن تَغَيَّرَتِ الأَفلاكُ وَاِنعَكَسَت
بِالسَعدِwith good fortune فَالوَهدُthen the low ground يُبنىare built فَوقَهُabove it الأُطُمُfortresses
بِالسَعدِ فَالوَهدُ يُبنى فَوقَهُ الأُطُمُ
And even if the celestial spheres change and turn
Toward good fortune, then fortresses are built above the low ground.
هَبِsuppose الفَتىthe young man نالَattained أَقصىthe utmost ماwhat يُؤَمِّلُهُhe hopes for it
هَبِ الفَتى نالَ أَقصى ما يُؤَمِّلُهُ
أَلَيسَis not? راعيthe shepherd of المَناياdeaths خَلفَهُbehind him حُطَمُa ruthless driver
أَلَيسَ راعي المَنايا خَلفَهُ حُطَمُ
Suppose the young man attained the utmost he hopes for—
Is not death's shepherd behind him, a ruthless driver?
Sol 6.1