علَّمتنيyou taught me ياO دهرTime فضلthe worth of علاقةa bond
علَّمتني يا دهر فضل علاقة
مأثورةhanded down فيin حرفةٍa trade ومعاشand livelihood
مأثورة في حرفةٍ ومعاش
You have taught me, O Time, the worth of a bond,
O fate, you have taught me the virtue of a relationship
handed down in trade and livelihood.
That is rooted in craft and livelihood
إنif كانَis حاليmy lot غيرnot ماشٍmoving along إنهindeed it
إن كانَ حالي غير ماشٍ إنه
فيamong سائرall الأمثالthe proverbs مثلlike الماشيthe one who walks
في سائر الأمثال مثل الماشي
If my lot is not moving along, it is indeed
If my state is unlike one who walks straight,
among all proverbs like one who walks.
Among all other examples, it is like one who walks straight
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