نفعbenefit قليلٌlittle إذاwhen نادىcalled out الصدىthe owl أُصلاin the evenings
نفع قليلٌ إذا نادى الصدى أُصلا
وحانَand the time came منهfrom it لبردfor the coolness of الماءthe water تَغريدtrilling
وحانَ منه لبرد الماء تَغريد
There is little benefit when the owl calls in the evenings,
and the time comes for it to trill for cool water.
وودعونيand they bade me farewell فقالواthen they said ساعةat the moment انطلقواthey departed
وودعوني فقالوا ساعة انطلقوا
أودىhe perished فأودىso perished النَدىbounty والحزمand resolve والجودand generosity
أودى فأودى النَدى والحزم والجود
And they bid me farewell, saying as they depart:
"He has perished, and with him have perished bounty, resolve, and generosity."
فَماso not أُباليI care إذاwhen ماemphatic particle متI have died ماwhat صَنعُواthey did
فَما أُبالي إذا ما مت ما صَنعُوا
كلُّevery امرئperson بسبيلon the road to الموتdeath مرصودawaited
كلُّ امرئ بسبيل الموت مرصود
So I do not care, once I am dead, what they do;
every man is awaited on the road to death.
Sol 6.1