لَعَمرُكَby your life إِنَّمَاindeed, only التَّمثِيلُacting فَنٌّan art
لَعَمرُكَ إِنَّمَا التَّمثِيلُ فَنٌّ
لهit has فَضلٌbenefit علىfor المُتَفرِّجيناthe spectators
له فَضلٌ على المُتَفرِّجينا
By your life, acting is indeed an art,
One that benefits its spectators.
يُرِيهمit shows them مِنsome of مَباحِثِsubjects مَاwhat رَأَوهُthey saw it
يُرِيهم مِن مَباحِثِ مَا رَأَوهُ
علىon وَرَقٍpaper لِبَعضِby some of الكَاتِبيناthe writers
على وَرَقٍ لِبَعضِ الكَاتِبينا
It shows them some subjects they have seen
On pages by certain writers.
وتَعجَبُand you marvel كَيفَhow قَامواthey rose بَعدafter مَوتٍdeath
وتَعجَبُ كَيفَ قَاموا بَعد مَوتٍ
وَماand not هُمthey إلاexcept بَعضٌsome مُشخِصِيناactors
وَما هُم إلا بَعضٌ مُشخِصِينا
And you marvel at how they rose after death,
Yet they are only a group of actors.
وَهذهand this ليلةٌa night جمَعَتbrought together أُناساًpeople
وَهذه ليلةٌ جمَعَت أُناساً
إلىto التَّمثِيلِthe performance جَاءواthey came مُسرِعِيناhurrying
إلى التَّمثِيلِ جَاءوا مُسرِعِينا
And this night brought people together,
Who came hurrying to the performance.
قَضَينَاهَاwe spent it بِزَهوٍin delight وانبِسَاطٍand good cheer
قَضَينَاهَا بِزَهوٍ وانبِسَاطٍ
ومَفرجَةٍand amusement وكنَّاand we were الرَّائِقينَاthose at ease
ومَفرجَةٍ وكنَّا الرَّائِقينَا
We spent it in delight and good cheer,
And amusement, and we were at ease.
Sol 6.1