رَبُّowner الجَوادِof the steed فَرىslaughtered عَيناًa wild bull لِمَأكَلِهِfor his meal
رَبُّ الجَوادِ فَرى عَيناً لِمَأكَلِهِ
فَعُدso count مِنamong رَهطِa band of أَقوامٍpeople فَراعيناPharaohs
فَعُد مِن رَهطِ أَقوامٍ فَراعينا
The owner of the steed slaughtered a wild bull for his meal;
So count him among a band of Pharaohs.
قُلsay لِلمَطاعيمِto lavish hosts تَعصيهِمdisobey them ضُيوفُهُمُtheir guests
قُل لِلمَطاعيمِ تَعصيهِم ضُيوفُهُمُ
إِنَّthat المَطاعينَhabitual stabbers يَمسونَbecome المُطاعيناthose obeyed
إِنَّ المَطاعينَ يَمسونَ المُطاعينا
Tell the lavish hosts whose guests disobey them
That those who stab become those who are obeyed.
وَيُحمَدُand is praised المَرءُa person فيamong الساعينَthose who strive مُبتَكِراًsetting out early
وَيُحمَدُ المَرءُ في الساعينَ مُبتَكِراً
وَلَيسَand is not يُحمَدُpraised يَوماًever فيamong المُساعيناfornicators
وَلَيسَ يُحمَدُ يَوماً في المُساعينا
And a man is praised among the diligent when he sets out early,
But he is never praised among fornicators.
وَماand do not تَزالُcease تُلاقيyou meet فيin دُجىًdarkness وَضُحىًand morning light
وَما تَزالُ تُلاقي في دُجىً وَضُحىً
مُبَشِّرينَbearers of glad tidings بِلاwithout بُشرىglad news وَناعيناand announcers of death
مُبَشِّرينَ بِلا بُشرى وَناعينا
And you never cease to meet, in darkness and in morning light,
Bearers of glad tidings with no glad news, and announcers of death.
وَماand not وَجَدتُI found صُروفَvicissitudes الدَهرِof time ناكِبَةًturning aside
وَما وَجَدتُ صُروفَ الدَهرِ ناكِبَةً
عَنaway from قانِتينَdevout worshippers لِوَجهِfor the sake of اللَهِGod داعيناpraying
عَن قانِتينَ لِوَجهِ اللَهِ داعينا
And I have never found time's vicissitudes turning aside
From the devout who pray for God's sake.
شَرُّthe worst of النِساءِwomen مُشاعاتٌshared by all غَدَونَthey became سُدىًunrestrained
شَرُّ النِساءِ مُشاعاتٌ غَدَونَ سُدىً
كَالأَرضِlike the earth يَحمِلنَthey bear أَولاداًchildren مُشاعيناshared by all
كَالأَرضِ يَحمِلنَ أَولاداً مُشاعينا
The worst of women are those shared by all, who have become unrestrained,
Like the earth, bearing children shared by all.
وَالأَمرُand the command لِلَّهِbelongs to God كَمhow many أَودىperished فَتىًa young man وَمَضىand passed away
وَالأَمرُ لِلَّهِ كَم أَودى فَتىً وَمَضى
عَيناًwithout a trace وَخَلَّفَand left behind أَطفالاًchildren مُضاعيناneglected
عَيناً وَخَلَّفَ أَطفالاً مُضاعينا
And all is God's to command: how many a young man has perished and gone
Without a trace, leaving neglected children behind.
وَالعَيشُand life أَوفاهُits fullest span يَمضيpasses مِثلَlike أَقصَرِهِits shortest span
وَالعَيشُ أَوفاهُ يَمضي مِثلَ أَقصَرِهِ
سَبعٌseven كَسَبعينَlike seventy أَوor تُسعٌnine كَتِسعيناlike ninety
سَبعٌ كَسَبعينَ أَو تُسعٌ كَتِسعينا
And life at its fullest passes like its shortest:
Seven years are like seventy, or nine like ninety.
وَلَوand if تُراعينَyou heed مَولىthe Lord of الناسِpeople كُلِّهُمُall of them
وَلَو تُراعينَ مَولى الناسِ كُلِّهُمُ
ماnot كُنتِyou would be مِنby نُوَبِthe calamities of الدُنياthe world تُراعيناyou are frightened
ما كُنتِ مِن نُوَبِ الدُنيا تُراعينا
And if you heeded the Lord of all people,
You would not be frightened by the world's calamities.
Sol 6.1