كُنْbe كَمَاas شِئْتَyou wish مِنْin رَشَادٍright guidance وَغَيٍّand error
كُنْ كَمَا شِئْتَ مِنْ رَشَادٍ وَغَيٍّ
كُلُّevery حَيٍّliving being بِمَاfor what جَنَاهُhe has reaped رَهِينُheld in pledge
كُلُّ حَيٍّ بِمَا جَنَاهُ رَهِينُ
Be as you wish, rightly guided or astray;
Every living soul is hostage to what it has wrought.
كُلُّنَاall of us لِلْفَنَاءِdestined for extinction أَوْor تَصْعَقfalls stricken الأَرْthe earth (first fragment)
كُلُّنَا لِلْفَنَاءِ أَوْ تَصْعَق الأَرْ
ضُcompletion of 'earth' وَتَأْتِيand come بَعْدَafter الشُّؤُونِthe affairs شُؤُونُaffairs
ضُ وَتَأْتِي بَعْدَ الشُّؤُونِ شُؤُونُ
We are all destined to perish, or the earth will fall stricken,
And after affairs come further affairs.
يَسْتَفِزُّunsettles الْحَلِيمَthe forbearing man رَوْنَقُهَاher splendor الْبَاdazzling (first fragment)
يَسْتَفِزُّ الْحَلِيمَ رَوْنَقُهَا الْبَا
هِرُcompletion of 'dazzling' حَتَّىuntil يَخِفَّhe grows flighty وَهْوَwhile he is رَكِينُsteadfast
هِرُ حَتَّى يَخِفَّ وَهْوَ رَكِينُ
Her dazzling splendor unsettles the forbearing man,
Until he grows flighty, though he is steadfast.
ذَهَبَاthe two departed غَيْرَexcept for ذُكْرَةٍa remembrance سَوْفَwill تَفْنَىyou perish
ذَهَبَا غَيْرَ ذُكْرَةٍ سَوْفَ تَفْنَى
بَعْدَafter ضنٍّmiserly clinging وَكُلُّand every شَيْءٍthing يَحِينُmeets its appointed end
بَعْدَ ضنٍّ وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَحِينُ
The two have gone [unclear in context]; save for remembrance, you will perish,
After miserly clinging; everything meets its appointed end.
فَاحْتَقِبْso store up سِيرَةَa life record الْمَحَامِدِpraiseworthy deeds فَالذِّكْfor remembrance (first fragment)
فَاحْتَقِبْ سِيرَةَ الْمَحَامِدِ فَالذِّكْ
رُcompletion of 'remembrance' حَيَاةٌlife لِمَنْfor whoever طَوَتْهُhas enfolded him الْمَنُونُDeath
رُ حَيَاةٌ لِمَنْ طَوَتْهُ الْمَنُونُ
So store up a record of praiseworthy deeds, for remembrance
Is life for one whom Death has enfolded.
Sol 6.1