العَيشُlife أَدّىhas led إِلىto ضُرٍّharm وَمَهلَكَةٍand destruction
العَيشُ أَدّى إِلى ضُرٍّ وَمَهلَكَةٍ
لَولاwere it not for الحَياةُlife لَكانَwould be الجِسمُthe body كَالصَنَمِlike an idol
لَولا الحَياةُ لَكانَ الجِسمُ كَالصَنَمِ
Life has led to harm and destruction.
Life led to harm and demise
Were it not for life, the body would be like an idol.
If not for life, the body would be like an idol
مَنwhoever يَفقِدِloses الحِسَّsensation لاnot يُعرَفis known بِمَخزِيَةٍfor a disgrace
مَن يَفقِدِ الحِسَّ لا يُعرَف بِمَخزِيَةٍ
إِنَّindeed الذُبابَthe fly يَعلُalights on الجَنىhoney يَنَمِsleeps
إِنَّ الذُبابَ يَعلُ الجَنى يَنَمِ
Whoever loses sensation is not known for any disgrace.
He who loses senses is not known for disgrace
Indeed, the fly alights on honey and sleeps.
Flies can make the side of the cheek sleep
هَذاthis الأَنامُcreation لَهُit has شَأنٌa purpose يُرادُis intended بِهِfor it
هَذا الأَنامُ لَهُ شَأنٌ يُرادُ بِهِ
وَأَنتَand you غَيريother than me وَلَيسَand is not الأَريُhoney كَالهَنَمِlike the hanam plant
وَأَنتَ غَيري وَلَيسَ الأَريُ كَالهَنَمِ
This creation has a purpose intended for it.
People have intentions in what they want
And you are other than I, and honey is not like hanam.
And you are different, the gaze is not like glancing
مَعنىًa meaning خَبيءٌhidden عَلىdespite ماwhat بانَis plain مِنهُof it كَماjust as
مَعنىً خَبيءٌ عَلى ما بانَ مِنهُ كَما
تُبنىare formed الزَوائِدُthe added letters مِنfrom ياO أَوسُAws لاdo not تَنَمِsleep
تُبنى الزَوائِدُ مِن يا أَوسُ لا تَنَمِ
A hidden meaning, despite what is plain of it, just as
A hidden meaning beyond the apparent as
the added letters are formed from 'O Aws, do not sleep.'
Extras are built, O Aws do not sleep
وَحاجَةُand the need النَفسِof the soul تُرضيهاsatisfies it بِماwith what سَخَطَتit resented
وَحاجَةُ النَفسِ تُرضيها بِما سَخَطَت
وَكَمand how often تَجَرَّأَgrew bold رَبُّthe owner الإِبلِof camels بِالغَنَمِthrough sheep
وَكَم تَجَرَّأَ رَبُّ الإِبلِ بِالغَنَمِ
And the soul’s need contents it with what it resented.
And the soul's need satisfies it with what angered it
And many a camel-owner has been emboldened by sheep.
How often the lord of camels dared with the sheep
دَعِleave الكَعابَthe nubile maiden الَّتيwho لَمnot يُدنِhas brought near مَأكَلُهاher eating
دَعِ الكَعابَ الَّتي لَم يُدنِ مَأكَلُها
مِنto لُؤلُؤِthe pearls الثَغرِof the mouth إِلّاexcept قانِىِthe crimson العَنَمِof the ‘anam plant
مِن لُؤلُؤِ الثَغرِ إِلّا قانِىِ العَنَمِ
Leave the nubile maiden whose eating has brought nothing close
Leave the food that its eating did not come close
to the pearls of her mouth but the crimson of ‘anam.
To the lips' pearl except the buyer of idols
Sol 6.1