يَارُبَّAh, many a مَغرورٍdeluded person بدُنياهُby his worldly life ماnot
يَارُبَّ مَغرورٍ بدُنياهُ ما
وَقْتٌtime لهُfor him آخِذةٌseizing بَارِكَهkneeling
وَقْتٌ لهُ آخِذةٌ بَارِكَه
Ah, many a man deluded by his worldly life—no
Time is his; she seizes him, crouching. [The wording is unclear.]
صَفَتْbecame clear and pleasant لهُfor him الدُّنياthe world فلمَّاthen when طَغَىhe grew insolent
صَفَتْ لهُ الدُّنيا فلمَّا طَغَى
صَفَّتْshe slapped لهُfor him وانقَلَبَتْand turned away ضَاحِكَهlaughing
صَفَّتْ لهُ وانقَلَبَتْ ضَاحِكَه
The world grew fair to him; then, when he grew insolent,
She slapped him and turned away laughing.
Sol 6.1