أَرىI see الدَهرَthe age يَبساًbarren ground لَيسَdoes not يُنبِتُbring forth مُنعَماًone blessed with bounty
أَرى الدَهرَ يَبساً لَيسَ يُنبِتُ مُنعَماً
فَأَينَwhere, then أَشيمُI look for القَصدَthe goal وَالعُشبُand the grass مُعوزُscarce
فَأَينَ أَشيمُ القَصدَ وَالعُشبُ مُعوزُ
I see the age as barren ground that brings forth no one blessed with bounty.
I see time barren, bearing no fruit,
Where, then, shall I seek my goal, when grass is scarce?
Where can I graze, when the grass is scarce?
إِلىto اللَهِGod أَشكوI complain أَنَّthat مِثلِيَone like me ضائِعٌneglected
إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو أَنَّ مِثلِيَ ضائِعٌ
يُقاسيstruggles with أُناساًpeople وَعدُهُمtheir promise لَيسَis not يُنجَزُfulfilled
يُقاسي أُناساً وَعدُهُم لَيسَ يُنجَزُ
To God I complain that one like me is neglected,
To God I complain that the likes of me are lost,
struggling with people whose promise goes unfulfilled.
Enduring people whose promises are never fulfilled.
إِذاwhen أَناI حاوَلتُtry اللِحاقَattaining بِرِفدِهِمto their bounty
إِذا أَنا حاوَلتُ اللِحاقَ بِرِفدِهِم
رَجَعتُI turn back لِعِلميbecause I know أَنَّنيthat I عَنهُof it أَعجِزُam incapable
رَجَعتُ لِعِلمي أَنَّني عَنهُ أَعجِزُ
When I try to obtain their bounty,
When I try to catch up with them,
I turn back, knowing I cannot attain it.
I know for sure that I will fail.
إِذاif بُخلُstinginess قَومٍa people لَيسَthere is no بِهِon it صَنيفَةٌedging
إِذا بُخلُ قَومٍ لَيسَ بِهِ صَنيفَةٌ
فَبُخلُهُمthen their stinginess مِنalong جانِبَيهِboth its sides مُطَرَّزُembroidered
فَبُخلُهُم مِن جانِبَيهِ مُطَرَّزُ
If some people's stinginess has no edging,
When misers are stingy without discrimination,
then theirs is embroidered along both its sides.
Their stinginess is embroidered on both sides.
Sol 6.1