قَدْindeed عِشْتُI have lived فيin الدّهرِtime ألواناًvaried states علَىwith خُلُقٍa disposition
قَدْ عِشْتُ في الدّهرِ ألواناً علَى خُلُقٍ
شَتّىvarious وقاسَيْتُand I endured فيهin it اللِّينَgentleness والطَّبَعَاand harshness
شَتّى وقاسَيْتُ فيه اللِّينَ والطَّبَعَا
I have lived through time in many states, with dispositions
of many kinds, and experienced in it both gentleness and harshness.
كُلاّboth لَبِسْتُI have worn فيin النّعْمَاءُprosperity تُبْطِرُنيmakes me arrogant
كُلاّ لَبِسْتُ في النّعْمَاءُ تُبْطِرُني
ولاnor تَعَوّدْتُI have grown accustomed منbecause of مَكُروههاits hardships جَشَعَاgreed
ولا تَعَوّدْتُ من مَكُروهها جَشَعَا
I have worn them both; in prosperity I am made arrogant [wording unclear].
Nor have I made a habit of greed because of its hardships.
لاnot يَمْلُfills الأَمْرُthe affair صَدريmy breast قَبْلَbefore مَصْدَرِهِits emergence
لا يَمْلُ الأَمْرُ صَدري قَبْلَ مَصْدَرِهِ
ولاnor أضيقُam I constrained بهby it ذَرْعاًin capacity إذاwhen وَقَعَاit occurs
ولا أضيقُ به ذَرْعاً إذا وَقَعَا
No affair fills my breast before it unfolds,
nor am I overwhelmed by it when it occurs.
Sol 6.1