هَلْis there? لِذاfor this الهَمِّthe sorrow انْفِراجُrelief
هَلْ لِذا الهَمِّ انْفِراجُ
وَلِذاand for this الكَرْبِthe distress ابْتِهاجُjoy
وَلِذا الكَرْبِ ابْتِهاجُ
Is there relief for this sorrow?
Is there for this anxiety relief?
And joy for this distress?
And for this hardship joy?
لاnot يَزالُceases المرْءُthe person ماas long as عَاlives (first fragment)
لا يَزالُ المرْءُ ما عَا
شَlives (final fragment) لَهُfor him فيin الدَّهْرِtime; worldly life حاجُneeds
شَ لَهُ في الدَّهْرِ حاجُ
A person never ceases, as long as he lives,
A man remains not
to have needs in this world.
Having in this life everlasting needs
طَالَoften (with the following particle) ماparticle completing 'often' زَانَadorned وَقَارٌdignity
طَالَ ما زَانَ وَقَارٌ
طَالَoften (with the following particle) ماparticle completing 'often' شَانَmarred انْزِعاجُagitation
طَالَ ما شَانَ انْزِعاجُ
How often dignity has been an adornment!
Long has dignity endured
How often agitation has been a blemish!
Long has disturbance continued
Sol 6.1