أَلَم تَرى لِلشِعرى العَبورِ تَوَقَّدَت
بِعالٍ رَفيعٍ لَم تَنَلهُ القَوابِسُ
Have you not seen Sirius the Crossing blaze
at a lofty height beyond the reach of those seeking a flame?
تَبارَكَ رَبُّ الناسِ لَيسَ لِما أَبى
مُريدٌ وَلا دونَ الَّذي شاءَ حابِسُ
Blessed is the Lord of humankind: none can will what He refuses,
and none can bar what He wills.
سُيوفٌ بِها جَونانِ جارٍ وَجاسِدٌ
وَخَيلٌ عَلَيها الماءُ رَطبٌ وَيابِسُ
Swords bear two dark stains, one flowing and one congealed,
and horses bear water, wet and dry.
وَيَعبِسُ وَجهُ الدَهرِ وَالمَرَءُ ضاحِكٌ
وَيَضحَكُ هُزءاً وَالوُجوهُ عَوابِسُ
The face of time scowls while a person smiles,
then laughs in mockery while faces scowl.
تَكَرَّهَ نُطقَ الناسِ فيما يَريبُه
فَأَفحَمَ حَتّى لَيسَ في القَومِ نابِسُ
He disliked people's speech about what troubled him,
so he silenced them until no one among the people uttered a word.
بُرودُ المَخازي لِاِبنِ آدَمَ حُلَّةٌ
لَعَمري لَقَد أَعِيَت عَلَيهِ المَلابِسُ
Robes of disgrace are the garment of Adam's son;
by my life, clothes have failed to cover him.
Sol 6