لاdo not تَحمِلواcarry (you all) الهَمَّworry فَماfor … not
لا تَحمِلوا الهَمَّ فَما
يُظْلَمُis wronged حُكْمُjudgment القَلَمthe pen
يُظْلَمُ حُكْمُ القَلَم
Do not bear worry, for
Do not bear worries, for none
the pen's judgment is not wronged.
Are wronged by destiny's judgment.
فالهَمُّfor worry فيهin it ثِقَلٌweight
فالهَمُّ فيه ثِقَلٌ
وَمنهُand from it أَصلَthe root السْقَمِsickness
وَمنهُ أَصلَ السْقَمِ
For worry has weight within it,
Worry weighs down the heart -
and from it springs the root of sickness.
From it stems sickness.
وَهَلْand …? يطيقُis able ناحِلٌan emaciated man
وَهَلْ يطيقُ ناحِلٌ
يَحِملcarry نصفَhalf of الهَرَمِthe pyramid (also: old age)
يَحِمل نصفَ الهَرَمِ
And can an emaciated man
Can a camel bear
carry half a pyramid?
Half the weight of a pyramid?
Sol 6.1