ثنتانِtwo things لاdo not تنساهماforget them both واذكرهماand remember them both
ثنتانِ لا تنساهما واذكرهما
ذكرُremembrance الإلهof God وهازِمُand the vanquisher اللذاتِof pleasures
ذكرُ الإله وهازِمُ اللذاتِ
Two things—do not forget them, and remember them:
Remembrance of God and the vanquisher of pleasures.
واثنانand two things لاdo not تذكرهماremember them both واعرفهماand know them both
واثنان لا تذكرهما واعرفهما
سوءُwrongdoing المسىءof the wrongdoer وفَعْلَهُand his doing الحسناتِgood deeds
سوءُ المسىء وفَعْلَهُ الحسناتِ
And two things—do not recall them, and know them:
The wrongdoer’s wrongdoing and his doing of good deeds.
أجمعُI gather أموالاwealth وأشَقىand I suffer بجمعهاin gathering it
أجمعُ أموالا وأشَقى بجمعها
وأنسجand I weave آمالاhopes بطولof the length of حياتيmy life
وأنسج آمالا بطول حياتي
I gather wealth and suffer in gathering it,
And I weave hopes of a long life.
وأمسكهاand I keep it حيّاًwhile alive وأعلمand I know أنهماthat both of them
وأمسكها حيّاً وأعلم أنهما
سيأكلهاhe will devour it عفْواًwithout effort حليلُhusband of بَناتيmy daughters
سيأكلها عفْواً حليلُ بَناتي
And I keep it while alive, knowing that both of them
Will be devoured without effort by my daughters’ husband.
Sol 6.1