قولواSay (all of you) لِمَنto the one whom غَلطerred الزّمانTime بِهِin his case
قولوا لِمَن غَلط الزّمان بِهِ
فَأَنالَهso it granted him ماwhat لمnot يَكنْhad حَسِبَهْexpected it
فَأَنالَه ما لم يَكنْ حَسِبَهْ
Tell the one in whose case Time erred,
and so granted him what he had not expected:
لاdo not تَفرحنَّexult بِماin what أَتاكَit came to you بِهِwith it
لا تَفرحنَّ بِما أَتاكَ بِهِ
فَالدّهرُfor Time يَسلُبُtakes away كلَّall مَاthat وَهَبَهْit bestowed it
فَالدّهرُ يَسلُبُ كلَّ مَا وَهَبَهْ
Do not rejoice in what it brought you,
for Time takes away all that it bestowed.
إِنَّindeed الزّمانَTime أَرادَwished for طُرفَتَناour amusement
إِنَّ الزّمانَ أَرادَ طُرفَتَنا
فَأرىso it showed بِماthrough what أَعطَاكَهُit gave it to you عجَبَهْits marvel
فَأرى بِما أَعطَاكَهُ عجَبَهْ
Indeed, Time wished to amuse us,
so it displayed its marvel in what it gave you.
Sol 6.1