كأنكas though you بالمصرعat death الكائنthat is to come
كأنك بالمصرع الكائن
وجسمكand your body فيin صورةthe form البائنthe departed one
وجسمك في صورة البائن
It is as though you were at the death that awaits,
and your body in the form of one departed;
وقدand indeed صرتyou came فيamid أملhope خادعdeceptive
وقد صرت في أمل خادع
كذوبlying إلىto أجلan appointed end حائنwhose time has come
كذوب إلى أجل حائن
and you had come, amid a deceptive hope,
a lying one, to an end whose hour had come.
وقامand arose الذيthe one whom صنتهyou protected him برهةfor a while
وقام الذي صنته برهة
يحثurges علىfor نقلهits removal الصائنthe guardian
يحث على نقله الصائن
And the one you had protected for a while arose,
urging the guardian to have it moved.
فمنthen from ناقلينthose transporting الىto غاسلone who washes
فمن ناقلين الى غاسل
الىto حاملينbearers الىto دافنone who buries
الى حاملين الى دافن
Then from those who move you to one who washes you,
to bearers, to one who buries you.
فلماthen when ارتهنتyou were held in pledge بدارin the abode البلىdecay
فلما ارتهنت بدار البلى
حصلىunclear; probably 'you obtained' علىupon العملthe deeds الراهنnow at hand
حصلى على العمل الراهن
Then, when you were held in pledge in the abode of decay,
you were left with the deeds at hand [verb unclear in the source].
وقدand indeed كنتyou used to تسكنdwell فيin ظاهرthe outer surface
وقد كنت تسكن في ظاهر
فأصبحتso you came to تسكنdwell فيin باطنthe interior
فأصبحت تسكن في باطن
And you once dwelt above ground,
but now you dwell beneath it.
ستتركyou will leave بيتاa house وثيقfirm البناءconstruction
ستترك بيتا وثيق البناء
الىto بيتكyour house المظلمdark الواهنfrail
الى بيتك المظلم الواهن
You will leave a firmly built house,
for your dark, frail home,
وداراand a dwelling يعيشlive بهاin it الساكنونthe inhabitants
ودارا يعيش بها الساكنون
الىto منزلan abode ميتdead الساكنthe inhabitant
الى منزل ميت الساكن
and a dwelling where the inhabitants live,
for an abode whose inhabitant is dead.
فلاso let ... not يغبننcheat (emphatic) امرؤa person نفسهhimself
فلا يغبنن امرؤ نفسه
فويلso woe منfrom الغبنdeceit للغابرto the one left behind
فويل من الغبن للغابر
So let no person cheat himself;
so woe from such deceit to the one left behind.
Sol 6.1