عجبتُI marvel للمرءat man فيin دنياهُhis worldly life تطمعهُit makes him yearn
عجبتُ للمرء في دنياهُ تطمعهُ
فيfor العَيشُlife والأجلُand the allotted lifespan المحتومinevitable يقطعهُcuts him off
في العَيشُ والأجلُ المحتوم يقطعهُ
I marvel at man, whose worldly life makes him yearn
for life, while his inevitable end cuts him off.
يُمسيhe reaches evening ويصبحُand reaches morning فيin عَشواءَblind confusion يخبِطهاhe blunders through it
يُمسي ويصبحُ في عَشواءَ يخبِطها
اعمىblind البَصيرةof insight والآمالُand hopes تَزرَعهsow him
اعمى البَصيرة والآمالُ تَزرَعه
He passes evening and morning blundering in blind confusion,
blind of insight, while hopes sow him.
يَغترhe is beguiled بالدَهرِby time مَسروراًdelighted بصحبتهِwith its company
يَغتر بالدَهرِ مَسروراً بصحبتهِ
وقدand indeed تيقّنhe has become certain أنthat الدَّهرَtime يَصرَعهstrikes him down
وقد تيقّن أن الدَّهرَ يَصرَعه
He is beguiled by time, delighted with its company,
though he knows for certain that time will strike him down.
ويجمعand he gathers المالَwealth حِرصاًout of greed لاnot يفارقهleaves him
ويجمع المالَ حِرصاً لا يفارقه
وقدand indeed درىhe knows أنهthat he للغَيرfor others يجمعهgathers it
وقد درى أنه للغَير يجمعه
And he gathers wealth with a greed that never leaves him,
though he knows he gathers it for others.
تراهyou see him يشفقfeeling anxious منabout تَضييعsquandering درهمهhis dirham
تراه يشفق من تَضييع درهمه
وليسَand he does not يشفِقfeel concern منabout دينِfaith يُضيِّعهhe squanders it
وليسَ يشفِق من دينِ يُضيِّعه
You see him anxious about squandering his dirham,
yet unconcerned about the faith he squanders.
وأسوأand the worst الناسِof people تدبيراًin planning لعاقبِةٍfor an ultimate outcome
وأسوأ الناسِ تدبيراً لعاقبِةٍ
منone who انفقَhas spent العمرhis lifetime فيماon what ليسdoes not ينفعهbenefit him
من انفقَ العمر فيما ليس ينفعه
And the worst of people in planning for their ultimate end
is one who spends his life on what does him no good.
Sol 6.1