قَدindeed عَضَّنيhas bitten me صَرفُvicissitudes النَوائِبmisfortunes
قَد عَضَّني صَرفُ النَوائِب
وَرَأَيتُand I have found آماليmy hopes كَواذِبfalse
وَرَأَيتُ آمالي كَواذِب
The turns of misfortune have bitten me,
And I have found my hopes false.
وَالمَرءُand man يَعشَقُloves لَذَّةَthe pleasure of الthe
وَالمَرءُ يَعشَقُ لَذَّةَ ال
دُنياworld فَيَغتَفِرُand so he forgives المَصائِبcalamities
دُنيا فَيَغتَفِرُ المَصائِب
And man loves the pleasure of the
world, and so forgives its calamities.
فَإِذاthen when تَفَوَّقَhe sips دَرَّهاher milk
فَإِذا تَفَوَّقَ دَرَّها
زَبَنَتهُshe kicks him away حينَwhen يَلَذُّtakes delight شارِبa drinker
زَبَنَتهُ حينَ يَلَذُّ شارِب
Then, when he sips her milk,
She kicks him away just as the drinker takes delight.
Sol 6.1