دُنيايَmy world وَيحَكِwoe to you ماnot طَرَقتُكِI came to you مُخof my own… (word fragment)
دُنيايَ وَيحَكِ ما طَرَقتُكِ مُخ
تاراً…choice (word continuation) وَلَكِنَّbut القَضاءَfate حَكَمdecreed
تاراً وَلَكِنَّ القَضاءَ حَكَم
My world, woe to you! I did not come to you of my own
My life, how I did not choose you
choice; but fate decreed it.
Yet destiny has ruled
قَضَّيتُI spent أَيّامَthe days الشَبابِyouth عَلىin
قَضَّيتُ أَيّامَ الشَبابِ عَلى
مَضَضٍanguish وَقَدand indeed طالَhas grown long البَقاءُlife فَكَمso how long?
مَضَضٍ وَقَد طالَ البَقاءُ فَكَم
I spent the days of youth in
I spent my youth in suffering
anguish; and life has grown long—how much longer?
And a long life remains, how much more
يَكفيكِit suffices you أَنَّthat المَدحَpraise فيكِof you يُرىis seen as
يَكفيكِ أَنَّ المَدحَ فيكِ يُرى
كَذِباًfalsehood وَذَمّاًand censure فيin العُقولِrational minds حَكَمan arbiter
كَذِباً وَذَمّاً في العُقولِ حَكَم
It is enough for you that praise of you is seen as
It's enough that praise of you
falsehood, and censure is the arbiter in rational minds.
Is seen as lies, and blame rules minds
وَبَنوكِand your sons مِثلُكِlike you فيهُمُamong them جَبَلٌa mountain
وَبَنوكِ مِثلُكِ فيهُمُ جَبَلٌ
عالٍhigh وَوادٍand a valley غائِرٌdeep وَأَكَمand hillocks
عالٍ وَوادٍ غائِرٌ وَأَكَم
And your sons are like you: among them is a mountain
Your children are like you, among them a
rising high, a deep valley, and hillocks.
Lofty mountain, a deep valley, and thorns
Sol 6.1