ياO شرِهاًgreedy one للبيضfor white silver والصفرand yellow gold هلcan ...?
يا شرِهاً للبيض والصفر هل
يثنيturn back الردىdeath القبضُtaking by the handful أوor القبصُtaking by the pinch
يثني الردى القبضُ أو القبصُ
O you ravenous for white silver and yellow gold—can
O you greedy for white silver and yellow gold, can
taking by fistfuls or fingertips turn death aside?
taking handfuls or pinches turn death back?
فيin الشقصِa share لوif تعصيyou defy المنىdesires مقنَعٌenough to satisfy
في الشقصِ لو تعصي المنى مقنَعٌ
وأنتand you لاnot يقنعكَsatisfies you الشقصa share
وأنت لا يقنعكَ الشقص
In one person lies sufficiency, if desire is defied;
A share would suffice, if you resisted your desires,
yet one person does not content you.
yet a share does not satisfy you.
ألمwere ... not? تنبّأyou were informed قبلهاbefore it أنّهthat it is the case
ألم تنبّأ قبلها أنّه
أذلّhumbled أعناقthe necks of الورىhumankind الحرصgreed
أذلّ أعناق الورى الحرص
Had you not learned before this that
Were you not told before this that
greed has bowed the necks of humankind?
greed has bowed the necks of humankind?
خفfear افتقاراًpoverty عندupon نيلattaining الغنىwealth
خف افتقاراً عند نيل الغنى
كمhow many كاملa perfect one أدركهovertook it النقصloss
كم كامل أدركه النقص
Upon attaining wealth, fear falling into need—
Fear poverty when you attain wealth:
how many a man in full estate has been overtaken by want.
how many a perfect thing has been overtaken by loss!
أرضاكsatisfied you بلrather أنضاكexhausted you فيin غيرother than ماwhat
أرضاك بل أنضاك في غير ما
أجدىbenefited عليكyou الوخدswift pacing والنصand full-speed travel
أجدى عليك الوخد والنص
Did they please you? No—they wore you gaunt in pursuit of what
It satisfied you—rather, exhausted you, to no
brought you no gain: the swift camel-trot and headlong drive.
advantage to you—your swift pacing and full-speed rush.
ياoh حبّذاhow admirable بحثكyour searching لوif كانwere عنfor
يا حبّذا بحثك لو كان عن
رشدكyour right path ذاكthat البحثsearching والفحصand scrutiny
رشدك ذاك البحث والفحص
Ah, how fine your searching would be, if it were for
Oh, how fine your searching would be, if it were for
your own right guidance—that searching and scrutiny!
your right path—that searching and scrutiny!
Sol 6.1