تَدَيَّنَbecame devout غاويهِمtheir wayward man حِذارَfor fear of أَميرِهُمtheir ruler
تَدَيَّنَ غاويهِم حِذارَ أَميرِهُم
فَلَمّاbut when اِنقَضَتended أَيّامُهُhis days ذَهَبَvanished النُسكُreligious devotion
فَلَمّا اِنقَضَت أَيّامُهُ ذَهَبَ النُسكُ
Their wayward man became devout for fear of their ruler;
Their devotion to religion was out of fear of their king
but when his days were over, religious devotion vanished.
But when his days were over, piety departed
فَأَصبَحَso it came to be مِنfrom بَعدِafter التَمَسُّكِclinging بِالتَقىto piety
فَأَصبَحَ مِن بَعدِ التَمَسُّكِ بِالتَقى
لِأَردانِهِon his sleeves مِنfrom طيبِperfume فاجِرَةٍa wanton woman مَسكُclinging
لِأَردانِهِ مِن طيبِ فاجِرَةٍ مَسكُ
So now, after his clinging to piety,
After clinging to virtue, he now sought
a wanton woman's perfume clung to his sleeves.
The scent of a wanton’s perfume to pleasure his nose
وَهَلand does يَنفَعُhelp التَمسيكُapplying musk وَالمِسكُwhile the musk تَحتَهُbeneath it
وَهَل يَنفَعُ التَمسيكُ وَالمِسكُ تَحتَهُ
خَبيثٌa foul man نَبيثٌvile وَالَّذيand what فَوقَهُabove him المِسكُthe musk
خَبيثٌ نَبيثٌ وَالَّذي فَوقَهُ المِسكُ
And does applying musk help, when beneath the musk
Of what use is clinging to musk when beneath it lies
is a foul, vile man, and what lies above him is musk?
A wicked, foul soul that corrupts the musk above?
إِذاif مَسَكَgrips الإِعدامُdestitution فَاِصبُرthen be patient وَلاand do not تَكنbe
إِذا مَسَكَ الإِعدامُ فَاِصبُر وَلا تَكن
جَزوعاًdistraught لِكَيso that يَردىmay perish الفَتىthe young man وَبِهِwhile he has مُسكُremaining strength
جَزوعاً لِكَي يَردى الفَتى وَبِهِ مُسكُ
If destitution grips you, be patient and do not be
When destruction seizes you, be patient and do not
distraught, so that a young man may die with some strength still in him.
Despair, lest the youth lose composure, though wearing musk
Sol 6.1