زمانٌa time كريعانlike the bloom of الشبيبةyouth ناضرُfresh and flourishing
زمانٌ كريعان الشبيبة ناضرُ
وعيَشand a life كماas when آبreturned الحبيبthe beloved المسافرthe traveler
وعيَش كما آب الحبيب المسافر
A time as fresh as the bloom of youth,
and a life like the homecoming of the beloved traveler,
تقضّيpassed away بماwith what فيهin it وأُعقِبand was followed بعدهafter it
تقضّي بما فيه وأُعقِب بعده
زمانa time بأنواعwith kinds of المكارهhardships ماطِرraining down
زمان بأنواع المكاره ماطِر
passed away with all they held, and were followed by
a time raining down every kind of hardship.
ومنand part of لؤمهits baseness أنthat فازsucceeded فيهin it أصاغرٌpetty men
ومن لؤمه أن فاز فيه أصاغرٌ
بنَيلin attaining معاليهits highest honors وماتand died الأكابرُthe great men
بنَيل معاليه ومات الأكابرُ
And part of its baseness is that petty men succeeded in it
in attaining its highest honors, while the great men died.
كأنas though نصيبthe share of الحُرّthe noble man منهof it مغَّيبٌhidden away
كأن نصيب الحُرّ منه مغَّيبٌ
وحظَّand the lot of الوضيعthe lowly الساقِطthe debased النذلthe scoundrel حاضرat hand
وحظَّ الوضيع الساقِط النذل حاضر
As though the noble man's share of it were hidden away,
while the lot of the lowly, debased scoundrel were at hand.
Sol 6.1