أملُthe hope of الفتىthe youth وردُdrinking الزلالthe clear water السائغُeasy to swallow
أملُ الفتى وردُ الزلال السائغُ
هلّاwhy not تفكّرَhe reflected فيon أفولthe setting of البازغwhat rises
هلّا تفكّرَ في أفول البازغ
A young man’s hope is a draught of pure water, sweet to swallow.
The youth's hope is to drink clear, palatable water.
If only he would ponder the setting of what shines forth.
Why has he not pondered the setting of what rises?
لوif كانhe were ينصفacts fairly لمnot ينازعdispute أنّهthat it
لو كان ينصف لم ينازع أنّه
للعيّto inarticulacy والإجبالand poetic barrenness فكرthe thought of النابغthe genius
للعيّ والإجبال فكر النابغ
Were he fair, he would not dispute that
If he were fair, he would not dispute that
even a brilliant mind may be struck speechless and stumped.
a genius's thought is subject to inarticulacy and poetic barrenness.
ياO منone who يزيغstrays ولاand does not يزينadorn خلالهhis character
يا من يزيغ ولا يزين خلاله
بالرشدwith sound judgment ليسis not المستقيمthe upright one بزائغِat all astray
بالرشد ليس المستقيم بزائغِ
O you who stray, yet do not adorn your character
O one who strays and does not adorn his character
with right guidance—the upright do not go astray.
with sound judgment: the upright do not stray.
خفbeware منof شياطينthe devils of الأنامhumankind فإنّهمfor they
خف من شياطين الأنام فإنّهم
أعدىmore hostile عليكtoward you منthan الرجيمthe accursed one النازغthe tempter
أعدى عليك من الرجيم النازغ
Beware the devils among humankind, for they
Beware of the devils among humankind, for they are
are more hostile to you than the accursed inciter.
more hostile toward you than the accursed tempter.
واعكُفand devote yourself علىto التشميرearnest striving فيin جنحthe cover of الدجdarkness (word continued)
واعكُف على التشمير في جنح الدج
ىcompletion of 'darkness' تظفرyou will win بثوبwith a robe للمثوبةas a reward سابغample
ى تظفر بثوب للمثوبة سابغ
Devote yourself to girding up for effort in the dark of night,
And devote yourself to earnest striving under cover of night;
[so that] you may win an ample robe of recompense.
you will win an ample robe of reward.
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