ياO منyou who سعىstrove لغناهُfor his wealth
يا من سعى لغناهُ
وعادَand returned بعدُafterward فقيراpoor
وعادَ بعدُ فقيرا
O you who strove to grow rich,
O you who strove for riches
and afterward returned poor:
And returned afterwards a pauper
إنif لمnot يكنbe لكَfor you حظٌّluck
إن لم يكن لكَ حظٌّ
كانَwas اليسيرُthe easy عسيراdifficult
كانَ اليسيرُ عسيرا
If you have no luck,
If you have no luck
what is easy becomes hard.
The easy becomes difficult
أنَّىhow تطاولَyou rival in height منone who طاis tall (first part of طال)
أنَّى تطاولَ من طا
لَcompletion of طال ('is tall') إنْif خُلِقْتَyou were created قصيراshort
لَ إنْ خُلِقْتَ قصيرا
How can you rival one who is tall,
How can you overreach if you
if you were created short?
Were created short
نصبتَyou set فخَّكَyour trap لكنْbut
نصبتَ فخَّكَ لكنْ
سواكَsomeone other than you ذادَdrove away الطيوراthe birds
سواكَ ذادَ الطيورا
You set your trap, but
You set your trap but
someone else drove the birds away.
The birds other than you warded it off
Sol 6.1