فَلاso do not تَنكحَنَّmarry الدَّهرَever إِنif كُنتَyou are ناكِحاًone who marries
فَلا تَنكحَنَّ الدَّهرَ إِن كُنتَ ناكِحاً
عَشَوزَنةًa coarse, ill-tempered woman لَمhas not يَبقَremained إِلاexcept هَريرُهاher snarling
عَشَوزَنةً لَم يَبقَ إِلا هَريرُها
So, if you would marry, never in all your days wed
So do not marry Time, if you wish to marry,
A coarse, ill-tempered woman with nothing left but her snarling.
An old hag, of whom naught remains but her wheezing.
تَجودُshe is generous برجلَيهاwith her two legs وَتَمنَعُand she withholds مالَهاher wealth
تَجودُ برجلَيها وَتَمنَعُ مالَها
وَإِنand if غَضِبَتshe grows angry راعَterrifies الأُسودَthe lions زَئيرُهاher roar
وَإِن غَضِبَت راعَ الأُسودَ زَئيرُها
She is generous with her legs but withholds her wealth;
She is generous with her legs and stingy with her money,
And if she grows angry, her roar terrifies the lions.
And if she gets angry, she frightens the lions with her roar.
إِذاwhen فرغَتshe has finished مِنwith أَهلِthe inhabitants of دارٍa house تُبيرُهمshe destroys them
إِذا فرغَت مِن أَهلِ دارٍ تُبيرُهم
سَحَتshe swept onward سَحوةًa sweep أُخرىanother لِدارٍtoward a house تُبيرُهاshe destroys it
سَحَت سَحوةً أُخرى لِدارٍ تُبيرُها
When she has finished with the people of a house, destroying them,
When she finishes off the people of one house,
She makes another sweep toward a house she will destroy.
She travels on her camel to another house to finish them off.
Sol 6.1