يُعَزَّىis consoled الْفَتَىthe young man فِيin كُلِّevery رُزْءٍloss وَلَيْتَهُand would that he
يُعَزَّى الْفَتَى فِي كُلِّ رُزْءٍ وَلَيْتَهُ
يُعَزَّىis consoled عَلَىfor فَقْدِthe loss of الشَّبَابِyouth الْمُزَايِلِdeparting
يُعَزَّى عَلَى فَقْدِ الشَّبَابِ الْمُزَايِلِ
A young man is consoled for every loss; would that he
The youth is consoled for every mishap, would that he
could be consoled for the loss of departing youth.
Were consoled for the loss of fleeting youth.
فَكَمْfor how great a difference بَيْنَbetween مَفْقُودٍsomething lost يُعاشُone can live بِغَيْرِهِwithout it
فَكَمْ بَيْنَ مَفْقُودٍ يُعاشُ بِغَيْرِهِ
وَآخَرَand another يُزْرِيdetracts بِالْهَوَىfrom desire وَالْوَسَائِلِand the means
وَآخَرَ يُزْرِي بِالْهَوَى وَالْوَسَائِلِ
For how vast the difference between something lost that one can live without
How many a loss is endured through substitution,
and another that undermines desire and means.
While another is nursed on fantasy and devices.
إِذَاif الْمَرْءُthe man لَمْdid not يَبْكِweep for الشَّبَابَyouth فَمَاthen what الَّذِيthat which
إِذَا الْمَرْءُ لَمْ يَبْكِ الشَّبَابَ فَمَا الَّذِي
يَعِزُّis hard to bear عَلَيْهِfor him وَهوَand it is أَكْرَمُthe noblest رَاحِلِone departing
يَعِزُّ عَلَيْهِ وَهوَ أَكْرَمُ رَاحِلِ
If a man does not weep for youth, then what is it
When a man weeps not for his youth, what then
whose loss pains him, when youth is the noblest of all that departs?
Grieves him, for youth is the most precious that departs.
Sol 6.1