خُذtake مِنfrom شَبابِكَyour youth وَاِنتَهِزand seize
خُذ مِن شَبابِكَ وَاِنتَهِز
أَيّامَduring the days of صِحَّتِكَyour health القُرَصthe round loaves
أَيّامَ صِحَّتِكَ القُرَص
Make use of your youth, and seize
in your days of health, the round loaves [perhaps intended: opportunities].
تَشريyou buy المَآثِمِsins مُغلِياًpaying dearly
تَشري المَآثِمِ مُغلِياً
وَتَبيعُand you sell دينَكَyour faith مُرتَخَصcheaply
وَتَبيعُ دينَكَ مُرتَخَص
You buy sins at a high price,
and sell your faith cheaply.
أَوَماdo you not تَرىsee ظِلَّthe shade of الشَبيyouth (first part)
أَوَما تَرى ظِلَّ الشَبي
بَةِyouth (completion) عَنfrom عِذارِكَyour cheek قَدalready قَلَصhas receded
بَةِ عَن عِذارِكَ قَد قَلَص
Do you not see that youth’s shade
has already receded from your cheek?
أَعرِضturn away عَنِfrom الدُنياthe world المَشوtainted (first part)
أَعرِض عَنِ الدُنيا المَشو
بَةِtainted (completion) بِالنَوائِبِwith calamities وَالغَصَصand choking griefs
بَةِ بِالنَوائِبِ وَالغَصَص
Turn away from this world, tainted
with calamities and choking griefs.
كَمhow often جَرَّعَتshe has made swallow أَبناءَهاher children
كَم جَرَّعَت أَبناءَها
مِنthrough فَتكِهاher deadly violence بِهِمُagainst them النَغَصbitter misery
مِن فَتكِها بِهِمُ النَغَص
How often she has made her children swallow
bitter misery through her deadly violence against them!
وَأَعلَمand know إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle زِدتَyou increase ماwealth (first part)
وَأَعلَم إِذا ما زِدتَ ما
لاًwealth (completion) أَنَّthat عُمرَكَyour lifespan قَدalready نَقَصhas diminished
لاً أَنَّ عُمرَكَ قَد نَقَص
And know, whenever you gain more
wealth, that your lifespan has diminished.
وَغَداًand tomorrow تَراهُyou will see it فيin يَدِthe hand of الthe
وَغَداً تَراهُ في يَدِ ال
وُرّاثِheirs مُقتَسَماًdivided حِصَصinto shares
وُرّاثِ مُقتَسَماً حِصَص
And tomorrow you will see it in the hands of the
heirs, divided into shares.
وَاُنظُرand look لِطائِرِto the bird of نَفسِكَyour soul
وَاُنظُر لِطائِرِ نَفسِكَ
المَحبوسِimprisoned فيin هَذاthis القَفَصthe cage
المَحبوسِ في هَذا القَفَص
And look to the bird of your soul,
imprisoned in this cage,
حَتّىuntil تَراهُyou see it مِنَfrom المَخاfears (first part)
حَتّى تَراهُ مِنَ المَخا
وَفِfears (completion) وَالمَكارِهِand hardships قَدalready خَلَصhas escaped
وَفِ وَالمَكارِهِ قَد خَلَص
until you see it, from fears
and hardships, set free.
Sol 6.1