رويداًtake it slowly إنماonly الأيامُthe days سفرُtravelers
رويداً إنما الأيامُ سفرُ
إذاwhen وفدٌa company of travelers تولىdeparts جاءَarrives وفدُa company of travelers
إذا وفدٌ تولى جاءَ وفدُ
Take it slowly: the days are but travelers;
When one company departs, another arrives.
كأناas though we were فيin الجحيمِHell منwhoever تفرىis torn apart
كأنا في الجحيمِ من تفرى
لهfor him جلدٌa skin تبدلis substituted منهin its place جلدُanother skin
له جلدٌ تبدل منه جلدُ
As though we were in Hell: whoever is flayed
Has his skin replaced with another.
أرىI see قوماًsome people أعدواhave prepared ماwhat استطاعواthey could
أرى قوماً أعدوا ما استطاعوا
لدهرهمُfor their lifetime وقوماًand other people ماnot أعدواprepared
لدهرهمُ وقوماً ما أعدوا
I see people who have prepared all they could
For their lives, and others who have made no provision.
فلاso let not يغرركdeceive you منfrom أحدٍanyone ودادٌaffection
فلا يغررك من أحدٍ ودادٌ
فليسfor there is no لواحدٍfor any one person فيamong الناسthe people ودُّaffection
فليس لواحدٍ في الناس ودُّ
So let no affection from anyone deceive you,
For not one among mankind harbors affection.
رمواthey cast شبكاتهمْtheir nets فيin كلevery ماءٍbody of water
رموا شبكاتهمْ في كل ماءٍ
فلوand if رامواthey sought السماءَthe sky إذاًthen لجدواthey would strive earnestly
فلو راموا السماءَ إذاً لجدوا
They cast their nets in every water;
And if they sought the sky, they would strive in earnest.
Sol 6.1