ماwhy ليdo I رَأَيتُكَsee you مُعرِضاًturning away
ما لي رَأَيتُكَ مُعرِضاً
فَاِسمَعso listen إِذاwhen نَطَقَspeaks الحَصيفُthe wise one
فَاِسمَع إِذا نَطَقَ الحَصيفُ
Why do I see you turning away?
Listen, then, when the wise one speaks.
الدَهرُtime لَيسَis not بِمُنصِفٍjust
الدَهرُ لَيسَ بِمُنصِفٍ
وَالعَيبُand the flaw يَستُرُهُhe conceals it النَصيفُthe veil
وَالعَيبُ يَستُرُهُ النَصيفُ
Time is not just,
and a veil conceals a flaw.
وَالأَرضُand the earth أُمُّa mother بَرَّةٌkind
وَالأَرضُ أُمُّ بَرَّةٌ
وَالسَهمُand the arrow عَنfrom غَرَضٍa target يَصيفُstrays
وَالسَهمُ عَن غَرَضٍ يَصيفُ
The earth is a kind mother,
and the arrow strays from its target.
إِنّاindeed we شَتَوناspent the winter فَوقَهاupon her
إِنّا شَتَونا فَوقَها
وَلَعَلَّناand perhaps we فيهاwithin her نَصيفُwill spend the summer
وَلَعَلَّنا فيها نَصيفُ
We have spent the winter upon her,
and perhaps we shall spend the summer within her.
فَاِلبَثso remain وَحيداًalone لاno وَصيmaidservant (word begins)
فَاِلبَث وَحيداً لا وَصي
فَةَmaidservant (word ends) فيin ذَراكَyour shelter وَلاand no وَصيفُmanservant
فَةَ في ذَراكَ وَلا وَصيفُ
So remain alone, with no maidservant
in your shelter, nor any manservant.
تَأَذّىsuffer harm الأُصولُthe roots الثابِتاfirmly fixed (word begins)
تَأَذّى الأُصولُ الثابِتا
تُfirmly fixed (word ends) فَيُحسَدُand so is envied الغُصنُthe branch القَصيفُthe brittle
تُ فَيُحسَدُ الغُصنُ القَصيفُ
The firmly rooted roots suffer harm,
and the brittle branch is envied.
Sol 6