جلستyou sat تجيلينyou turn over أوراقهمtheir cards
جلست تجيلين أوراقهم
ومنهاand from them جدودهمtheir fortunes تعلمare known
ومنها جدودهم تعلم
You sat turning over their cards.
They sat before you unfolding their papers
And from them their fortunes are known.
And from them their ancestors learned
فتعثرُso stumbles هذيthis one وتنهضُand rises تلكthat one
فتعثرُ هذي وتنهضُ تلك
وأنتِand you القضاءُFate بهمupon them يحكمpasses judgment
وأنتِ القضاءُ بهم يحكم
So this one stumbles, and that one rises.
This one stumbles and that stands up
And you are Fate, passing judgment upon them.
While you, fate, judge them
إذاif ماan emphatic particle غنمتyou win وأماand if غرمتyou lose
إذا ما غنمت وأما غرمت
سواءًall the same جلاbrightened وجهكyour face المبسمُthe smiling mouth
سواءً جلا وجهك المبسمُ
Whether you win or lose,
Whether you profit or incur loss
Your smiling lips brighten your face all the same.
Your smiling face remains the same
تدورcirculate الدنانيرُthe dinars منهمfrom them عليكto you
تدور الدنانيرُ منهم عليك
ومنكand from you عليهمِto them إنif يغنمواthey win
ومنك عليهمِ إن يغنموا
The dinars circulate from them to you,
Coins pass from them to you
And from you to them, if they win.
And from you to them, if they profit
فتجريso course علىacross راحتيكyour two palms الشموسthe suns
فتجري على راحتيك الشموس
وتُنثَرُand are scattered منfrom يدَكِyour hand الأنجمthe stars
وتُنثَرُ من يدَكِ الأنجم
So the suns course across your palms,
So suns run at your leisure
And the stars are scattered from your hand.
And stars are scattered by your hand
Sol 6.1