ما لي رَأَيتُكَ مُعرِضاً
فَاِسمَع إِذا نَطَقَ الحَصيفُ
Why do I see you turning away?
Listen, then, when the wise one speaks.
الدَهرُ لَيسَ بِمُنصِفٍ
وَالعَيبُ يَستُرُهُ النَصيفُ
Time is not just,
and a veil conceals a flaw.
وَالأَرضُ أُمُّ بَرَّةٌ
وَالسَهمُ عَن غَرَضٍ يَصيفُ
The earth is a kind mother,
and the arrow strays from its target.
إِنّا شَتَونا فَوقَها
وَلَعَلَّنا فيها نَصيفُ
We have spent the winter upon her,
and perhaps we shall spend the summer within her.
فَاِلبَث وَحيداً لا وَصي
فَةَ في ذَراكَ وَلا وَصيفُ
So remain alone, with no maidservant
in your shelter, nor any manservant.
تَأَذّى الأُصولُ الثابِتا
تُ فَيُحسَدُ الغُصنُ القَصيفُ
The firmly rooted roots suffer harm,
and the brittle branch is envied.
Sol 6