كُلَّماwhenever زيدَis given more صاحِبُpossessor of المالِwealth مالاًmore wealth
كُلَّما زيدَ صاحِبُ المالِ مالاً
زيدَis increased فيin هَمِّهِhis worry وَفيand in الإِشتِغالِpreoccupation
زيدَ في هَمِّهِ وَفي الإِشتِغالِ
Whenever the possessor of wealth is given more wealth,
The more a man of wealth acquires,
his worry and preoccupation increase.
The more his worries and work multiplies.
قَدindeed عَرَفناكِwe have known you ياO مُنَغّصَةَembitterer of العَيlife (first part)
قَد عَرَفناكِ يا مُنَغّصَةَ العَي
شِlife (final part) وَياand O دارَabode of كُلِّevery فانٍperishing one وَباليand decaying one
شِ وَيا دارَ كُلِّ فانٍ وَبالي
We have known you, O embitterer of life,
We know you, O troubler of lives
and O abode of all who perish and decay.
O abode of every transient being.
لَيسَis not يَصفوunclouded لِزاهِدٍfor an ascetic طَلَبُpursuit of الزُهrenunciation (first part)
لَيسَ يَصفو لِزاهِدٍ طَلَبُ الزُه
دِrenunciation (final part) إِذاif كانَhe is مُثقَلاًburdened بِالعِيالِwith dependents
دِ إِذا كانَ مُثقَلاً بِالعِيالِ
An ascetic’s pursuit of renunciation cannot be untroubled
The ascetic's pursuit is not serene
if he is burdened with dependents.
If burdened by dependents unseen.
Sol 6.1