هيَit is الدنياthe world محاسِنُهاits charms
هيَ الدنيا محاسِنُها
سَوآءٌthe same اوor مساويهاits faults
سَوآءٌ او مساويها
The world—its beauties,
Such is the world: its charms
or its evils—are all the same.
or its faults are all the same.
اذاwhen اخذتit takes وانand if اعطتit gives
اذا اخذت وان اعطت
سوآءٌthe same عندto داريهاone who knows it
سوآءٌ عند داريها
Whether it takes or gives,
Whether it takes or gives,
it is all the same to one who knows it.
it is all the same to one who knows it.
شَقيٌwretched منwhoever تعشَّقهاfalls in love with it
شَقيٌ من تعشَّقها
سَعيدٌhappy منwhoever يخلّيهاlets it go
سَعيدٌ من يخلّيها
Wretched is whoever falls in love with it;
Wretched is whoever falls in love with it;
happy is whoever lets it go.
happy is whoever lets it go.
Sol 6.1