ياO مُنفِقاًone who spends أَيّامَهُhis days
يا مُنفِقاً أَيّامَهُ
فيin لَهوِهِhis amusement وَمِزاحِهِand his joking
في لَهوِهِ وَمِزاحِهِ
O you who spend your days
O you who spend your days
in your amusement and joking,
In play and nonsense mirth,
يَستَحقِبُhe carries as baggage الأَيّامَthe days بَيbetween (first fragment)
يَستَحقِبُ الأَيّامَ بَي
نَbetween (final fragment) غُدُوِّهِhis morning departure وَرَواحِهِand his evening return
نَ غُدُوِّهِ وَرَواحِهِ
carrying the days as baggage between
Who waste the hours in jesting gay
your morning departure and evening return,
From morn to evening's birth;
ماnot أَنتَyou مِمَّنamong those who يَحمَدُpraises الthe
ما أَنتَ مِمَّن يَحمَدُ ال
إِسراءَnight journey عِندَat صَباحِهِhis morning
إِسراءَ عِندَ صَباحِهِ
you are not among those who praise the
Not you the man whom all applaud
night journey at daybreak.
When comes the dawn's fresh ray.
Sol 6.1