أيهاO الآملُhopeful one البعيدُfar away منfrom الغُنْgain (word continues)
أيها الآملُ البعيدُ من الغُنْ
مcompletion of “gain” تذكرremember ماwhat دونهbefore it منof غرامَهْloss; cost
م تذكر ما دونه من غرامَهْ
O hopeful one, far from gain,
O distant hope of wealth unearned
remember the losses that lie before it.
Recall not what lies beneath your yearning
ماnot يفيmakes up for غُنْمgain غانمٍone who gains نالattained مأموa hoped-for goal (word continues)
ما يفي غُنْم غانمٍ نال مأمو
لاًcompletion of “a hoped-for goal” بعيداًdistant بغُرمهfor his losing أيامَهْhis days
لاً بعيداً بغُرمه أيامَهْ
No gain of one who attains a hoped-for
No conqueror’s spoils can e’er return
distant goal makes up for the loss of his days.
Days once lost to restless burning