إنْif كنتَyou are ترغبُyou desire فيin الثّواdwelling (word continues)
إنْ كنتَ ترغبُ في الثّوا
ءِcompletion of 'dwelling' بهذهin this الدّنياthe world عزيزاhonored
ءِ بهذه الدّنيا عزيزا
If you wish to dwell
If you wish to live
in this world in honor,
Honored in this world,
فَاِحذرْso beware مُنىhopes الأطماعِcovetous desires أنْlest
فَاِحذرْ مُنى الأطماعِ أنْ
تُعنىyou become absorbed بهاin them أوor أنْto تحوزاyou acquire
تُعنى بها أو أنْ تحوزا
so beware the hopes of greed, lest
Beware the greed of desires,
you become absorbed in them or make them yours.
Lest you pursue them or possess them.
لاdo not تُرعِهاlend them سمعاًan ear فإنfor indeed (word continues)
لا تُرعِها سمعاً فإن
نcompletion of 'for indeed' لهاtheirs are القعاقعِclattering sounds والأَزيزاand buzzing
ن لها القعاقعِ والأَزيزا
Do not lend them an ear, for
Do not heed their tumult and noise,
theirs are clatter and buzzing.
For they clang and buzz.
كمhow many آمنٍa secure man أضحىhe became by morning المطاthe cast-down one (word continues)
كم آمنٍ أضحى المطا
حَcompletion of 'cast down' بهاby them وقدthough already أمسىhe had been at evening الحريزاwell-protected
حَ بها وقد أمسى الحريزا
How many a secure man was cast down by morning
How many secure men
by them, though he had been well protected at evening!
Became tempted by them and lost their refuge!
لمdid not يَفدِهِransom him منfrom صَوْلَةِonslaught الthe
لم يَفدِهِ من صَوْلَةِ ال
أيّامdays أنْthat جمعَhe amassed الكنوزاtreasures
أيّام أنْ جمعَ الكنوزا
He was not saved from the onslaught of
The gathering of riches
the days by the treasures he had amassed.
Did not avail him when days assaulted.
كانتْthere were لهfor him نِعَمٌblessings فَرَرْfled (word continues)
كانتْ له نِعَمٌ فَرَرْ
نthey (feminine plural ending) فعادso became قاطنُهاtheir abiding one نَشوزاrestive; unwilling to stay
ن فعاد قاطنُها نَشوزا
He had blessings, but they fled;
He had bounty, but fled,
so what had dwelt with him grew restive.
So he returned to it unwilling.
كَمhow long ذاthis (emphatic) نَحوزُwe acquire وَقَدthough already رَأَيsaw (word continues)
كَم ذا نَحوزُ وَقَد رَأَي
ناwe (completes 'we saw') حائزاًa possessor تركhe left المحوزاwhat was possessed
نا حائزاً ترك المحوزا
How long shall we keep acquiring, though we have seen
How much do we acquire,
a possessor leave behind what he possessed?
When we've seen an owner leave his possessions?
وَغَداand he became at morning قَديراًpowerful ثمّthen أَمhe became at evening (word continues)
وَغَدا قَديراً ثمّ أَم
سىcompletion of 'became at evening' بَعدَafter قُدرتهِhis power عَجيزاhelpless
سى بَعدَ قُدرتهِ عَجيزا
And he was mighty at morning, then
He was powerful, then
helpless by evening, after all his might.
After his power, helpless.
أينwhere الذينthose who علىupon التِّلاthe hills (word continues)
أين الذين على التِّلا
عِcompletion of 'hills' تبوّأواthey settled in الوطنَthe abode الحجيزاwell-protected
عِ تبوّأوا الوطنَ الحجيزا
Where are those who, upon the hills,
Where are those who
settled in a well-protected abode?
Inhabited the lofty, fortified abode?
سحبواthey drew وراءهمُbehind them الجيوthe armies (word continues)
سحبوا وراءهمُ الجيو
شَcompletion of 'armies' وطالماand often سحبواthey trailed الخُزوزاfine silk-and-wool fabrics
شَ وطالما سحبوا الخُزوزا
They drew armies behind them,
They dragged armies behind them
and often trailed their silken robes.
And dragged along the reluctant.
إنْif زُرْتَهمyou visited them زرتyou visited الأهلthe crescent moons (word continues)
إنْ زُرْتَهم زرت الأهل
لَةَcompletion of 'crescent moons' فيin مَطالِعِهاtheir rising places بُروزاappearing
لَةَ في مَطالِعِها بُروزا
If you visited them, you visited crescent moons
If you visit them, you visit ruins
appearing in their places of rising.
Emerging at daybreak.
نطقواthey spoke بماwith what أعياbaffled الرّجاthe men (word continues)
نطقوا بما أعيا الرّجا
لcompletion of 'men' وعادand became ناطقُهُمْtheir speaker ضَموزاsilent
ل وعاد ناطقُهُمْ ضَموزا
They spoke what baffled men,
They spoke what exhausted men,
yet their speaker fell silent.
And their words became mumbling.
Sol 6.1