خُذtake مِنَfrom العَيشِlife ماwhat كَفىsuffices
خُذ مِنَ العَيشِ ما كَفى
وَمِنَand from الدَهرِtime ماwhat صَفاis unclouded
وَمِنَ الدَهرِ ما صَفا
Take from life what suffices,
Take from life what suffices
And from time what is unclouded.
And from time what is pure
لاdo not تلحنَّsing out بالبكاwith weeping (continued)
لا تلحنَّ بالبكا
ءِcompletes 'weeping' علىover منزلٍa dwelling عفاhas been effaced
ءِ على منزلٍ عفا
Do not sing out in tears
Do not grieve with tears
Over a dwelling whose traces have faded.
Over an abode that perished
حَسُنَbecame fair الغَدرُtreachery فيamong الأَناhumankind (continued)
حَسُنَ الغَدرُ في الأَنا
مِcompletes 'humankind' كَماjust as اِستُقبِحَwas deemed ugly الوَفاloyalty
مِ كَما اِستُقبِحَ الوَفا
Treachery has become fair among humankind,
Betrayal is fair in people
Just as loyalty has come to be deemed ugly.
As loyalty was deemed ugly
صِلkeep ties with أَخاa brother of الوَصلِkeeping ties إِنَّهُfor it is the case that
صِل أَخا الوَصلِ إِنَّهُ
لَيسَis not بِالهَجرِwith estrangement مَنone who جَفاhas grown cold
لَيسَ بِالهَجرِ مَن جَفا
Keep ties with a brother who keeps ties, for
Reconcile a brother of connection, for
One who has grown cold is not to be met with estrangement.
He who abandoned is not of those who resented
خَلِّleave عَنكَaway from you العِتابَreproach إِنif
خَلِّ عَنكَ العِتابَ إِن
خانَbetrayed ذوone possessing الوُدِّaffection أَوor هَفاerred
خانَ ذو الوُدِّ أَو هَفا
Set reproach aside if
Spare your reproach if
A loving friend betrays you or errs.
One of affection betrayed or was frivolous
عَينُthe eye مَنone who لايُريدُdoes not wish وَصconnection (continued)
عَينُ مَن لايُريدُ وَص
لَكَcompletes 'connection with you' تُبديreveals لَكَto you الجَفاcoldness
لَكَ تُبدي لَكَ الجَفا
The eye of one who does not wish for ties
The eye of one who wants no connection with you
With you reveals his coldness to you.
Shows you nothing but resentment
Sol 6.1