وَدائِرةٌand a circle فيin الأرْضِthe earth لاnot تَطعَمِtastes الكَرَىsleep
وَدائِرةٌ في الأرْضِ لا تَطعَمِ الكَرَى
لهاit has مُقْلَةٌan eye كَلاَّno indeed وَلاand does not تَشْتكيcomplain of السُّهْداsleeplessness
لها مُقْلَةٌ كَلاَّ وَلا تَشْتكي السُّهْدا
And a circle in the earth that never tastes sleep.
A circle on earth that scorns fate
Does it have an eye? No; nor does it complain of sleeplessness.
It has no reins, nor does it complain of fatigue
لَهاit has حَافِرٌa hoof (also: a digger) يَحْفَىgoes barefoot وَيُنعَلُand is shod تَارَةًsometimes
لَها حَافِرٌ يَحْفَى وَيُنعَلُ تَارَةً
وَقَدْand sometimes يَنْتهِيstops قُربْاًnear وَقَدْand sometimes يَنتهِىstops بُعْداfar away
وَقَدْ يَنْتهِي قُربْاً وَقَدْ يَنتهِى بُعْدا
It has a hoof that goes bare and is sometimes shod.
It has a hoof that is shod and at times left bare
And sometimes it stops near, and sometimes it stops far away.
It may end up close or it may end up far
وَتُبْدِيand reveals فَماًa mouth رَحْباًbroad يُقبَّلُis kissed بَعْضُهُpart of it
وَتُبْدِي فَماً رَحْباً يُقبَّلُ بَعْضُهُ
وَرِيقتُهُand its saliva تُهدِيbrings لأَكْبادِناto our livers بَرْداcoolness
وَرِيقتُهُ تُهدِي لأَكْبادِنا بَرْدا
And it reveals a broad mouth, part of which is kissed.
It shows a mouth that's kissed - some of it
And its saliva brings coolness to our livers.
Its saliva cools our livers like a chill
وَيَمْتاحُهاand draws water from it مِنَّاfrom among us مُقِيمٌa dweller وَسَائِرٌand a traveler
وَيَمْتاحُها مِنَّا مُقِيمٌ وَسَائِرٌ
فَتُوسِعُso it lavishes ذاthis one جُوداًgenerosity وَتُوسِعُand it lavishes ذاthat one رِفْداbounty
فَتُوسِعُ ذا جُوداً وَتُوسِعُ ذا رِفْدا
And dweller and traveler among us draw water from it.
Some of us reside in it and some pass through
So it lavishes generosity on this one, and bounty on that one.
So it gives generously to the generous and obliges the obliging
وَقَدْand indeed أَخذتْhave taken فيهاin it الشيَّاطِينُthe devils حَظَّهاtheir share
وَقَدْ أَخذتْ فيها الشيَّاطِينُ حَظَّها
فَذاso this one هَابِطٌdescending غَوْراًinto the depths وَذاand that one صَاعِدٌascending نَجْداto the heights
فَذا هَابِطٌ غَوْراً وَذا صَاعِدٌ نَجْدا
And indeed, the devils have taken their share in it.
And in it the devils have gotten their share
So this one descends into the depths, and that one rises to the heights.
One descending steeply and one ascending a plateau
Sol 6.1