لَكُمyours لِقحَةُmilk-giving she-camel الأَرضِthe earth تَحمونَهاyou guard her
لَكُم لِقحَةُ الأَرضِ تَحمونَها
وَفيand in يَدِكُمyour hands صَرُّهاbinding her teats وَالحَلَبand the milking
وَفي يَدِكُم صَرُّها وَالحَلَب
Yours is the earth's milch-camel, which you guard,
The seed of earth you tend
And in your hands are the binding of her teats and the milking.
Yet hold back its yield and milk
فَمِنthen from أَينَwhere نَبلُغُwe attain ماwhat نَشتَهيwe desire
فَمِن أَينَ نَبلُغُ ما نَشتَهي
وَمِنand from أَينَwhere نَطمَعُwe hope فيماfor what نُحِبwe love
وَمِن أَينَ نَطمَعُ فيما نُحِب
Whence, then, can we attain what we desire,
Whence then shall we gain what we crave
And whence can we hope for what we love?
Whence then hope for what we love
إِذاwhen المالُwealth أَصبَحَhas come to be فيamong الباخِلينَmisers
إِذا المالُ أَصبَحَ في الباخِلينَ
فَإِنَّthen indeed مُرَجّيone who hopes for الغِنىriches فيin تَعَبhardship
فَإِنَّ مُرَجّي الغِنى في تَعَب
When wealth comes to be among misers,
If wealth lies in miser's keep
Then surely whoever hopes for riches is in hardship.
Then hopes for riches rest in toil's lap
Sol 6.1