المَرءُa man يَدعوprays لِلسَلامِfor safety
المَرءُ يَدعو لِلسَلامِ
وَطولُand the length عَيشٍof life قَدmay يَضُرُّهharm him
وَطولُ عَيشٍ قَد يَضُرُّه
A man prays for safety,
yet a long life may harm him.
توديperishes بَشاشَتُهُhis cheerfulness وَيَأand comes (continued)
تودي بَشاشَتُهُ وَيَأ
تيcompletion of 'comes' دونَin place of حُلوِthe sweetness of العَيشِlife مُرُّهits bitterness
تي دونَ حُلوِ العَيشِ مُرُّه
His cheerfulness fades, and there comes
life's bitterness in place of its sweetness.
وَتَصَرُّفُand the vicissitudes of الأَيّامِthe days حَتuntil (continued)
وَتَصَرُّفُ الأَيّامِ حَت
تىcompletion of 'until' ماnot يَرىhe sees شَيئاًanything يَسُرُّهthat delights him
تى ما يَرى شَيئاً يَسُرُّه
And the days bring their changes, until
he sees nothing that delights him.
كَمhow many شامِتٍone gloating بِيَover me إِنif هَلِكتُI perish
كَم شامِتٍ بِيَ إِن هَلِكتُ
وَقائِلٍand one saying لِلَّهِto God دَرُّهhis excellence (expressing praise)
وَقائِلٍ لِلَّهِ دَرُّه
How many would gloat over me if I perished,
and how many would say, 'God bless him!'
Sol 6.1