الوَقتُtime يُعجِلُhastens أَنto تَكونَyou be مُحَلِّلاًone who unravels
الوَقتُ يُعجِلُ أَن تَكونَ مُحَلِّلاً
عُقَدَthe knots الحَياةِof life بِأَنby تَحُلَّyou decipher الزيجاthe astronomical tables
عُقَدَ الحَياةِ بِأَن تَحُلَّ الزيجا
Time rushes too swiftly for you to unravel
Time hastens that you be an analyzer
life’s knots by deciphering the astronomical tables.
Of life's complexes by solving algebra
فَالدَهرُfor time لاnot يَسخوgives generously بِأَريٍwith honey لِلفَتىto a young man
فَالدَهرُ لا يَسخو بِأَريٍ لِلفَتى
حَتّىuntil يَكونَit is بِماwith what أَمَرَّis more bitter مَزيجاmingled
حَتّى يَكونَ بِما أَمَرَّ مَزيجا
For time gives a young man no honey
So fate is not kind with abundant water to the youth
unless it is mingled with something more bitter.
Until he progresses with that which has puzzled mixture
هَزَجَتsang نَوادِبُmourning women لِلعُقولِfor minds فَخَيَّبَتand so disappointed
هَزَجَت نَوادِبُ لِلعُقولِ فَخَيَّبَت
أُنثىa woman تَرومُseeks لِطِفلِهاfor her child تَهزيجاa lullaby
أُنثى تَرومُ لِطِفلِها تَهزيجا
Mourning women sang dirges for minds, dashing the hopes
The female fates have mocked the minds so they disappointed
of a woman seeking a lullaby for her child.
A female aspires for her child confusing mixture
Sol 6.1