ماnot كلُّevery أمْرٍmatter أضاعsquandered المرءُa man فرصَتهits opportunity
ما كلُّ أمْرٍ أضاع المرءُ فرصَته
فيin اليومtoday بالمتَلاَفَىremediable فيin غداةِthe morning of غدِtomorrow
في اليوم بالمتَلاَفَى في غداةِ غدِ
Not every matter whose opportunity a man has squandered
today can be remedied tomorrow morning.
هلwould? يُخْلِفُbreak الحرُّa noble man وعْداًa promise خُلْفُهُits breach خطرٌa danger
هل يُخْلِفُ الحرُّ وعْداً خُلْفُهُ خطرٌ
يُخَافُis feared منهfrom it هَلاَكُdestruction الروحِthe soul والجسدِand the body
يُخَافُ منه هَلاَكُ الروحِ والجسدِ
Would a noble man break a promise whose breach is a danger
from which the ruin of soul and body is feared?
جازَwas permissible المِطَالُdelay بأشْيَاءٍin some matters ولمand did not أرَهُI see it
جازَ المِطَالُ بأشْيَاءٍ ولم أرَهُ
يجوزis permissible بالغوْثِin giving aid والملهوفُwhile the distressed one فيin كَبَدِanguish
يجوز بالغوْثِ والملهوفُ في كَبَدِ
Delay is permissible in some matters, but I have not seen it
permitted in giving aid while the distressed one is in anguish.
لَنْمْتَyou indeed slept عنِّيheedless of me وباتand spent the night الدهرTime فيin رصَدٍlying in wait
لَنْمْتَ عنِّي وبات الدهر في رصَدٍ
وليسand is not يُقْرَنُmatched ذوone possessed of نومsleep بذيwith one possessed of رَصَدِlying in wait
وليس يُقْرَنُ ذو نوم بذي رَصَدِ
You have indeed slept, heedless of me, while Time lay in wait through the night;
and a sleeper is no match for one lying in wait.
Translation model: Sol 6.1