صَلِّring out القَبائِلُthe tribes بِالفَخارِwith boasting وَإِنَّماyet only
صَلِّ القَبائِلُ بِالفَخارِ وَإِنَّما
خُلِقواthey were created مِنَfrom الصَلصالِsounding clay كَالفَخّارِlike pottery
خُلِقوا مِنَ الصَلصالِ كَالفَخّارِ
The tribes ring out with boasting, yet
They were made only from sounding clay, like pottery.
وَسَيوجِدُand will be given الغُدرِيُّthe wolf عَظماًa bone ناخِراًdecayed
وَسَيوجِدُ الغُدرِيُّ عَظماً ناخِراً
فَتَقِلُّso will diminish رَغبَتُهُits desire إِلىtoward النَخّارِthe braggart
فَتَقِلُّ رَغبَتُهُ إِلى النَخّارِ
And the wolf will be given a decayed bone,
So its desire for the braggart will dwindle.
فَعَلَيكَso you must hold fast بِالتَقوىto piety ذَخيرَةَa provision ظاعِنٍof one departing
فَعَلَيكَ بِالتَقوى ذَخيرَةَ ظاعِنٍ
إِنَّindeed التَقيَّةَpiety أَفضَلُthe best الأَذخارِstored provisions
إِنَّ التَقيَّةَ أَفضَلُ الأَذخارِ
So hold fast to piety, a departing traveler's provision;
For piety is the best of stores.
آلُthe kin الفَتىof the young man كَالآلِlike the mirage فَوقَabove تُرابِهِhis dust
آلُ الفَتى كَالآلِ فَوقَ تُرابِهِ
وَشَرابُهُand his drink كَسَرابِهِlike his mirage السَخارِmocking
وَشَرابُهُ كَسَرابِهِ السَخارِ
A young man's kin are like a mirage above his dust,
And his drink is like his mocking mirage.
Sol 6.1