اُنظُرLook إِلىat قَلَمٍa pen تَنَكَّسَhas bowed رَأسُهُits head
اُنظُر إِلى قَلَمٍ تَنَكَّسَ رَأسُهُ
لِيَضُمَّso that it may unite بَينَbetween مُوَصَّلٍwhat is joined وَمُفَصَّلِand what is divided
لِيَضُمَّ بَينَ مُوَصَّلٍ وَمُفَصَّلِ
Look at a pen whose head is bowed,
To bring together what is joined and what is divided.
تَنظُرyou look إِلىat مَخلابِthe claw of لَيثٍa lion ضَيغَمٍfierce
تَنظُر إِلى مَخلابِ لَيثٍ ضَيغَمٍ
وَغِرارُand the cutting edge of مَسنونِsharpened المَضارِبِstriking edges مَفصِلِjoint-cleaving
وَغِرارُ مَسنونِ المَضارِبِ مَفصِلِ
You see the claw of a fierce lion,
And the edge of a sharp-bladed, joint-cleaving sword.
يَبدوit appears لِناظِرِهِto its beholder بِلَونٍwith a hue أَصفَرِyellow
يَبدو لِناظِرِهِ بِلَونٍ أَصفَرِ
وَمَدامِعَand tear ducts سودٍblack وَجِسمٍand a body مُنحَلِwasted
وَمَدامِعَ سودٍ وَجِسمٍ مُنحَلِ
It appears to its beholder with a yellow hue,
And black tear ducts and a wasted body.
فَالدِرجُso the scroll أَبيَضُwhite مِثلَlike خَدٍّa cheek واضِحٍradiant
فَالدِرجُ أَبيَضُ مِثلَ خَدٍّ واضِحٍ
يَثنيهِaccompanies it أَسوَدُa black trace مِثلَlike طَرفٍan eye أَكحَلِdarkened with kohl
يَثنيهِ أَسوَدُ مِثلَ طَرفٍ أَكحَلِ
So the scroll is white, like a radiant cheek;
A black trace accompanies it, like a kohl-darkened eye.
قَسَمَit apportioned العَطاياgifts وَالمَناياand deaths فيamong الوَرىhumankind
قَسَمَ العَطايا وَالمَنايا في الوَرى
فَإِذاso when نَظَرتَyou look إِلَيهِat it فَاِحذَرthen beware وَأمَلِand hope
فَإِذا نَظَرتَ إِلَيهِ فَاِحذَر وَأمَلِ
It has apportioned gifts and deaths among humankind;
So when you look at it, beware—and hope.
طَمعانِtwo desires شَوبُa mingling of حَلاوَةٍsweetness بِمَرارَةٍwith bitterness
طَمعانِ شَوبُ حَلاوَةٍ بِمَرارَةٍ
كَالدَهرِlike Time يَخلُطُit mixes شَهدَهُits honey بِالحَنظَلِwith colocynth
كَالدَهرِ يَخلُطُ شَهدَهُ بِالحَنظَلِ
Two desires: a mingling of sweetness with bitterness,
Like Time, which mixes its honey with colocynth.
فَإِذاso when تَصَرَّفَmoves freely فيin يَدَيكَyour two hands عَنانُهُits rein
فَإِذا تَصَرَّفَ في يَدَيكَ عَنانُهُ
أَلحَقتَyou join فيهِthrough it مُؤَمِّلاًone who hopes بِمُؤَمَّلِwith what is hoped for
أَلحَقتَ فيهِ مُؤَمِّلاً بِمُؤَمَّلِ
So when its rein moves in your hands,
Through it you join a hopeful seeker with what he hopes for,
وَمُذَلَّلاًand one humbled بِمَعزَزٍwith one honored وَلَرُبَّماand often
وَمُذَلَّلاً بِمَعزَزٍ وَلَرُبَّما
أَلحَقتَyou join فيهِthrough it مُعَزَّزاًone honored بِمُذَلَّلِwith one humbled
أَلحَقتَ فيهِ مُعَزَّزاً بِمُذَلَّلِ
And the humbled with the honored—and often
Through it you join the honored with the humbled.
Translation model: Sol 6.1