فيin كلevery عيشlife غضارةease أودa flaw
في كل عيش غضارة أود
والمرءand a man قدmay يؤديcarry away بهhim الأبدtime
والمرء قد يؤدي به الأبد
In every life of ease there is a flaw,
In all life are thorns I dislike,
and time may carry a man away.
And time may lead one to eternity.
فإذاso if يسركdelights you يومa day مغبطةٍgood fortune
فإذا يسرك يوم مغبطةٍ
فلقدthen indeed يجيءcomes بماwith what كرهتyou disliked غدtomorrow
فلقد يجيء بما كرهت غد
So if a day of good fortune delights you,
So if one day you are blessed,
then tomorrow may well bring what you dislike.
Then surely what you hate comes tomorrow.
يومانtwo days فيin ذاthis one ماwhat تسرyou are pleased بهby it
يومان في ذا ما تسر به
ويكونand there is فيin هذاthis one لكfor you النكدhardship
ويكون في هذا لك النكد
Two days: in one is what delights you,
Two days of this, what gladdens you,
and in the other, hardship is yours.
And in that, for you, is misery.
Sol 6.1