أرىI see هذيthese المقاديرَthe decrees of fate
أرى هذي المقاديرَ
علىtoward المَكروهِwhat is unwelcome تجريrun their course بيwith me
على المَكروهِ تجري بي
I see these decrees of fate
I see these decrees of fate
bearing me toward all I abhor;
carrying me toward what I dislike;
وماand not ينفَعُنيbenefits me فيin الرِّزfirst part of 'livelihood'
وما ينفَعُني في الرِّز
قِcompletion of 'livelihood' تَحذاقيmy cleverness وتَجريبيand my experimentation
قِ تَحذاقي وتَجريبي
and at my final gasp,
nor am I helped in my liveli-
my acumen and experience avail me nothing.
hood by my cleverness and experimentation.