بلغtell بنيthe sons of الحرصgreed والآمالand hopes مبتدياًbeginning
بلغ بني الحرص والآمال مبتدياً
بيwith me انif نصحتyou counsel وخيرand the best النصحcounsel ماwhat نفعاbenefited
بي ان نصحت وخير النصح ما نفعا
Tell the sons of greed and hopes, beginning
Convey to the sons of greed and hopes at the outset
With me, if you counsel—the best counsel is what benefits.
That I advise you and the best advice is what benefits
أبقىleft behind ابنson of طهTaha لكمfor you فيin موتهhis death عظةa lesson
أبقى ابن طه لكم في موته عظة
ملساءsmooth لنwill not تقبلaccept الأعذارexcuses والخدعاand deceptions
ملساء لن تقبل الأعذار والخدعا
Ibn Taha left you, in his death, a lesson:
Ibn Taha's son remains for you in his death a lesson
Smooth and unyielding, accepting neither excuses nor deceit.
Smooth, he will not accept excuses and deceptions
قدindeed كانhe was طلاعa scaler of انجادheights أخاpossessed of كلبٍravenous greed
قد كان طلاع انجاد أخا كلبٍ
علىfor الحطامworldly chaff بأمرwith the business of الفخرglory مضطلعاvigorously engaged
على الحطام بأمر الفخر مضطلعا
He had been a scaler of heights, ravenously greedy
He who rises like a star had a brother who was a dog
For worldly chaff, vigorously pursuing glory.
Preoccupied with wreckage by order of pride
درتyielded milk abundantly حلوبةthe milch-cow of اقبالthe favor of الزمانtime لهfor him
درت حلوبة اقبال الزمان له
يزدادhe grows منهاfrom it أوماًin thirst كلماwhenever كرعاhe drank deeply
يزداد منها أوماً كلما كرعا
The milch-cow of time's favor yielded richly for him;
The sweetness of the turning of time smiled on him
He grew thirstier from it whenever he drank deeply.
Increasing from it misfortune whenever he drank
كانhe was بعدafter ارتكابcommitting الموبقاتruinous sins سوىother than
كان بعد ارتكاب الموبقات سوى
سارٍa night traveler أغدhurried (likely أغذّ) فجبso wore out الظهرthe mount فانقطعاand so was stranded
سارٍ أغد فجب الظهر فانقطعا
After committing ruinous sins, he was no more than
After committing atrocities he was nothing but
A night traveler who hurried, wore out his mount, and was stranded.
A walker in the morning, his back hunched in the evening
تاللَهby God لمdid not آلهwithhold from him نصحthe counsel of الرفيقone caring بهtoward him
تاللَه لم آله نصح الرفيق به
وكنتand I was أخشىfearing عليهfor him الأزلمthe smooth one (Time) الجزعاever-young (likely الجذعا)
وكنت أخشى عليه الأزلم الجزعا
By God, I withheld no counsel from him as one who cared for him;
By God, I did not neglect to advise the friend about him
And I feared for him the smooth, ever-young one—Time.
And I feared for him intense grief
فسلso ask مغانيهhis dwellings عنهabout him إنif مررتyou pass بهاby them
فسل مغانيه عنه إن مررت بها
بعدafter التيthe great ordeal واللتياand the little ordeal ماwhat الذيthat which صنعاhe accomplished
بعد التي واللتيا ما الذي صنعا
So ask his dwellings about him, if you pass them:
So ask his singing girls about him if you pass by them
After the great ordeal and the little, what did he accomplish?
After this one and that one, what did they do?
لكنbut اللَهGod حكماa decree لاno مردreversal لهfor it
لكن اللَه حكما لا مرد له
وانand paled (likely وهان) فيin جنبcomparison with عفوthe forgiveness of اللهGod ماwhat وقعاoccurred
وان في جنب عفو الله ما وقعا
But God has a decree that cannot be reversed,
But God judges with no way to reverse it
And what occurred pales beside God's forgiveness.
And in God's forgiveness lies what has come to pass
Sol 6.1