زمنa time كالربيعِlike spring حلَّcame وزالاand went away
زمن كالربيعِ حلَّ وزالا
ليتَif only أيامهُits days خُلِقْنَwere created طِوالاlong
ليتَ أيامهُ خُلِقْنَ طِوالا
A time like spring came and went;
A time like spring came and went
If only its days had been created long!
If only its days were made long
يحسبُthinks الطفلُthe child أنهthat it is زمنُa time الهمِّof worry
يحسبُ الطفلُ أنه زمنُ الهمِّ
وماand ... not الهَمُّworry يعرفُknows الأطفالاchildren
وما الهَمُّ يعرفُ الأطفالا
The child thinks it a time of worry,
The child thinks it's the time of worry
Yet worry knows no children.
Yet worries do not know children
ياO بنيchildren الدرسِof learning منwhoever تمنَّىwishes for اللياليthe nights
يا بني الدرسِ من تمنَّى الليالي
كلياليكمlike your nights تمنَّىwishes for المُحالاthe impossible
كلياليكم تمنَّى المُحالا
O children of learning, whoever wishes for nights
O children of study, who wished for nights
Like your nights wishes for the impossible.
Your nights wished for the impossible
ليلةٌa night بعدafter ليلةٍa night بعدafter أخرىanother
ليلةٌ بعد ليلةٍ بعد أخرى
ولياليand the nights الهناof joy تمرُّpass عِجالاswiftly
وليالي الهنا تمرُّ عِجالا
Night after night after another,
Night after night after another
And nights of joy pass swiftly.
And the nights here pass quickly
قدindeed خبرناwe have come to know الأنامَhumankind فيin كلِّevery حالٍcondition
قد خبرنا الأنامَ في كلِّ حالٍ
فإذاand behold الطفلُthe child أحسنُbest الناسِof people حالاin condition
فإذا الطفلُ أحسنُ الناسِ حالا
We have come to know humankind in every condition,
We have experienced people in every state
And behold, the child has the best lot of all.
And the child is in the best state
وهوand he إنْif جدَّstrives لمhas not يزَلْceased فيin صعودٍascent
وهو إنْ جدَّ لم يزَلْ في صعودٍ
وكذاand likewise البدرُthe full moon كانَwas قبلُformerly هلالاa crescent
وكذا البدرُ كانَ قبلُ هلالا
And if he strives, he never ceases to rise,
And if he persevered he did not stop ascending
And likewise, the full moon was once a crescent.
And so was the crescent before a full moon
غيرَexcept أنthat الكسولَthe lazy one فيon كلِّevery يومٍday
غيرَ أن الكسولَ في كلِّ يومٍ
يجدfinds اليومthe day كلهُall of it أهوالاterrors
يجد اليوم كلهُ أهوالا
But the lazy one, every day,
Except the lazy every day
Finds the whole day filled with terrors.
Finds the whole day full of horrors
ويرىand he sees الكتبَthe books والدفاترَand the notebooks والأقلاand the pens (word continues)
ويرى الكتبَ والدفاترَ والأقلا
مcompletion of 'pens' وأوراقَand the papers درسهِof his lesson أحمالاburdens
م وأوراقَ درسهِ أحمالا
And he sees books, notebooks, and pens,
And sees books, notebooks and papers
And his lesson papers, as burdens.
And homework like burdens
وإذاand when ماemphasis مشىhe walks إلىto قاعةِthe hall الدرof the lesson (word continues)
وإذا ما مشى إلى قاعةِ الدر
سcompletion of 'lesson' ذراعاًa cubit يظنهhe imagines it أميالاmiles
س ذراعاً يظنه أميالا
And when he walks toward the classroom,
And when he walks to the classroom
He imagines a cubit's distance to be miles.
An arm he thinks is miles
منwhoever يقمْacts فيin الأمورِaffairs بالجدwith diligence يهنأfinds contentment
من يقمْ في الأمورِ بالجد يهنأ
والشفاand the brink للذينfor those who قامواacted كسالىlazily
والشفا للذين قاموا كسالى
Whoever handles his affairs diligently finds contentment,
Whoever perseveres in matters will be delighted
And the brink [of ruin] is for those who act lazily.
And healing is for those who stood up lazy
وزمانُand the time الدروسِof lessons أضيقُnarrower منthan أنthat
وزمانُ الدروسِ أضيقُ من أن
يجدfind الخاملونَthe idle فيهin it مجالاroom
يجد الخاملونَ فيه مجالا
And the time for lessons is too limited
And the time of study is too short
For the idle to find room within it.
For the idle to find room in it
أيهاO الطفلُchild لاdo not تضيعْwaste زماناًtime
أيها الطفلُ لا تضيعْ زماناً
لستَyou do not تلقىfind كمثلهِlike it أمثالاequals
لستَ تلقى كمثلهِ أمثالا
O child, do not squander time—
O child do not waste time
You will find no other time like it.
You will not find its like again
ربماperhaps نلتَyou attained ماwhat يفوتslips away وهيهاand far from possible (word continues)
ربما نلتَ ما يفوت وهيها
تcompletion of 'far from possible' إنif فاتكَit slips away from you الصِّباchildhood أنto تنالاyou attain
ت إن فاتكَ الصِّبا أن تنالا
You may regain what slips away—but never,
Maybe you will get what is missed, alas
If childhood slips away from you, can you regain it.
If you missed youth, you cannot regain it
Sol 6.1