فلاso do not تيأسنdespair (emphatic) الدهرever منof وصلforming ties كاشحone who harbors enmity
فلا تيأسن الدهر من وصل كاشح
ولاand do not تأمننfeel secure (emphatic) الدهرever صرمsevering ties حبيبa loved one
ولا تأمنن الدهر صرم حبيب
Never, while time endures, despair of an enemy’s friendship;
So never despair of friendship with a foe;
nor, while time endures, feel safe from a beloved’s estrangement.
And never feel safe from a loved one's estrangement.
وليسand is not بعيداًfar off كلeverything آتcoming فواقعso bound to happen
وليس بعيداً كل آت فواقع
ولاand not ماwhat مضىhas passed منof مفرحsomething joyful بقريبnear
ولا ما مضى من مفرح بقريب
Whatever is coming is not far off—for it will surely come to pass;
Nothing that is coming is far off—it will come to pass;
nor is any bygone delight close at hand.
Nor is any joy that has passed near at hand.
وكلand everything الذيthat يأتيcomes فأنتthen you نسيبهits kinsman
وكل الذي يأتي فأنت نسيبه
ولستand you are not لشيءto anything قدalready مضىhas passed بنسيبa kinsman
ولست لشيء قد مضى بنسيب
All that is yet to come—you are its kin,
And whatever comes, you are its kinsman;
but you are kin to nothing that has passed.
And you are no kinsman to anything that has passed.
Sol 6.1