لَعَمريBy my life لَقَدindeed ذُقتُI tasted المَطاعِمَfoods كُلَّهاall of them
لَعَمري لَقَد ذُقتُ المَطاعِمَ كُلَّها
فَماyet not ذُقتُI tasted فيماamong what ذُقتُI tasted أَحلىsweeter مِنَthan الأَمنِsafety
فَما ذُقتُ فيما ذُقتُ أَحلى مِنَ الأَمنِ
By my life, I have tasted every food;
By my life, I have tasted all kinds of food,
Yet of all I have tasted, nothing was sweeter than safety.
Yet found nothing sweeter than security.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle حَواشيfringes العُمرِof life كانَتwere نَقِيَّةًfree
إِذا ما حَواشي العُمرِ كانَت نَقِيَّةً
مِنَfrom الخَوفِfear كانَwas العَيشُliving فيin غايَةِthe utmost degree of الحُسنِbeauty
مِنَ الخَوفِ كانَ العَيشُ في غايَةِ الحُسنِ
When the fringes of life are free
When the edges of life are free of fear,
Of fear, life is at its most beautiful.
Living is sublime in its perfection.
Sol 6.1