قدindeed تاهgrew haughty غلمانُناour boys عليناtoward us
قد تاه غلمانُنا علينا
فماso no لناfor us فيin الوجودِexistence قدرُstanding
فما لنا في الوجودِ قدرُ
Our servant-boys have grown insolent toward us;
Indeed, our boys have grown haughty toward us.
so we have no standing in all existence.
So we have no standing in existence.
أذنابُناour tails صُيرتwere made رؤوساًheads
أذنابُنا صُيرت رؤوساً
ماno ليfor me علىwith ماwhat أراهI see it صبرُpatience
ما لي على ما أراه صبرُ
Our tails have been turned into heads;
Our tails have been made heads.
I have no patience for what I see.
I have no patience with what I see.
قدindeed أوذيwas affronted اللهGod مثلlike هذاthis
قد أوذي الله مثل هذا
فالوقتُso time حلوsweet وقتاًfor a while ومرّand bitter
فالوقتُ حلو وقتاً ومرّ
Even God has been affronted in the same way;
God has indeed been affronted like this.
for time is sweet awhile, then bitter.
So time is sweet for a while, and bitter.
هذاthis هوit الدهرTime ياO خليليmy dear friend
هذا هو الدهر يا خليلي
فمنso whoever يقاسيهendures it فهوthen he is دهرTime
فمن يقاسيه فهو دهر
This is Time itself, my friend;
This is Time, my dear friend.
whoever endures it is Time itself.
So whoever endures it is himself Time.
Sol 6.1