فَوِّقْNock سِهامَكَyour arrows وارمِand shoot النّجمَthe star عنfrom عُرُضٍan arbitrary direction
فَوِّقْ سِهامَكَ وارمِ النّجمَ عن عُرُضٍ
فلستَfor you are not أوَّلَthe first مَغرورٍone deceived منby الظَّنَنِconjecture
فلستَ أوَّلَ مَغرورٍ من الظَّنَنِ
Nock your arrows and shoot at the star at random;
Aim your arrows high and shoot for the stars
For you are not the first to be deceived by conjecture.
You're not the first fool led astray by hope
وانحتْand hew بفأسِكَwith your axe فيinto صماءَsolid rock شاهقةٍtowering
وانحتْ بفأسِكَ في صماءَ شاهقةٍ
لنwill not تَنْحَتِhew الفاسُthe axe ماwhat أعْياproved too hard علىfor الزّمَنِtime
لن تَنْحَتِ الفاسُ ما أعْيا على الزّمَنِ
And hew with your axe into a towering, solid rock;
Carve with your axe through impenetrable rock
The axe will not hew what has defied time.
Your axe won't sculpt what time cannot erode
Sol 6.1