جَديرٌworthy بأنto يبكيhe weeps علىover نفسهhimself أسىًin sorrow
جَديرٌ بأن يبكي على نفسه أسىً
فتىa youth كلّماwhenever تُرجىis hoped for لهfor him توبةُrepentance تُرجاis postponed
فتى كلّما تُرجى له توبةُ تُرجا
Worthy to weep over himself in sorrow is
Worthy of shedding tears of sorrow for himself
a youth whose repentance, whenever hoped for, is postponed.
Is the youth who, whenever expected to repent, is expected again
جبَانٌcowardly عنwith regard to التقوىpiety جَريءٌbold علىtoward الهوىdesire
جبَانٌ عن التقوى جَريءٌ على الهوى
قريبٌnear منto المهوىthe abyss بعيدٌfar عنfrom الملجاthe refuge
قريبٌ من المهوى بعيدٌ عن الملجا
Cowardly before piety, bold in pursuing desire,
Cowardly from piety, bold for passion
near the abyss, far from refuge.
Close to perdition, far from refuge
جَرَىhe raced فيin مجالِthe field of اللهوِamusement ملءَto the full extent of عنانهhis reins
جَرَى في مجالِ اللهوِ ملءَ عنانه
إلىuntil الآنَnow ماnot ألقىhe laid aside لجاماًa bridle ولاnor سرجاa saddle
إلى الآنَ ما ألقى لجاماً ولا سرجا
He raced through the field of amusement at full rein;
He has freely run the field of frivolity
to this day he has laid aside neither bridle nor saddle.
To this day he has not cast off cup or saddle
جنىhe sinned ماwhat جنىhe sinned واستسهلand he took lightly الأمرthe matter فيin الصباyouth
جنى ما جنى واستسهل الأمر في الصبا
فلماthen when نهاهforbade him الشيبُgray hair عنfrom فعلهhis conduct لجّاhe persisted stubbornly
فلما نهاه الشيبُ عن فعله لجّا
He did the wrong he did, and took the matter lightly in youth;
He reaped what he sowed and took things easy in his youth
then, when gray hair bade him cease his conduct, he stubbornly persisted.
But when old age barred him from his ways, he was stubborn
Sol 6.1