كلall الورىhumankind قصدهمtheir aim بالجيدupon the good لوif only وقعواthey landed
كل الورى قصدهم بالجيد لو وقعوا
وليسand is not فيin قصدهpursuing it كُلٌّeveryone بمسعودfortunate
وليس في قصده كُلٌّ بمسعود
All humankind hope they might come upon the good;
All mankind pursue the path of fortune, though it leads them astray,
Yet not everyone is fortunate in pursuing it.
Yet in such pursuits none finds the bliss for which he prayed,
وبالمنىand with wishes إذas توالىcontinued الدهرtime يُسعدنيfavors me
وبالمنى إذ توالى الدهر يُسعدني
وقعتI landed عندat كمالfullness السعدgood fortune بالجيدupon the good
وقعت عند كمال السعد بالجيد
And as time kept granting me my wishes,
Though the days in swift succession bring me all I crave,
At the height of good fortune, I came upon the good.
Yet when my joy is most complete misfortune comes to save.
Sol 6.1