تبصَّرlook closely فحكمُfor the effect of القهوتينthe two brews تخالفاdiffers
تبصَّر فحكمُ القهوتين تخالفا
فكمfor how great a difference بينbetween إثباتٍmaking firm لعقلٍfor a mind وإزهاقِand destruction
فكم بين إثباتٍ لعقلٍ وإزهاقِ
Look closely: the two brews differ in their effects.
For how great the gulf between steadying the mind and destroying it!
وشتّانand how far apart ماwhat بينbetween المدامينthe two wines فاعتبرso take heed
وشتّان ما بين المدامين فاعتبر
فكمfor how great a difference بينَbetween إنجاحbringing success لسعيto an endeavor وإنفاقِand squandering
فكم بينَ إنجاح لسعي وإنفاقِ
And how far apart the two wines are—so take heed!
For how great the gulf between making an endeavor succeed and squandering it!
فتلكfor that one تهاديsways بينbetween ظُلمٍinjustice وظلمةٍand darkness
فتلك تهادي بين ظُلمٍ وظلمةٍ
وهذيand this one تهاديsways بينbetween نورٍlight وإشراقِand radiance
وهذي تهادي بين نورٍ وإشراقِ
For that one sways between injustice and darkness,
And this one sways between light and radiance.
Sol 6.1