وإذاand if خِفتَyou fear منfrom خليلٍa close friend ملالاweariness
وإذا خِفتَ من خليلٍ ملالا
فاستجرthen seek refuge منfrom صُدُوِدهhis aversion بالمسيرِby departing
فاستجر من صُدُوِده بالمسيرِ
And if you fear a close friend's weariness,
Then seek refuge from his aversion by departing.
ربّماsometimes طالتِgrew long الحياةُlife فَمَلَّتِand so grew weary
ربّما طالتِ الحياةُ فَمَلَّتِ
طولَهاits length مُهجةُthe soul المسِنِّof the aged man الكبيرِadvanced in age
طولَها مُهجةُ المسِنِّ الكبيرِ
Life may grow long, until
The aged elder's soul tires of its length.
وعِذابand sweet المياهِwaters يُسَلَّمُهاhands them over
وعِذاب المياهِ يُسَلَّمُها
الإلفُfamiliarity لعُذرانهِاwith their pools (conjectural reading) إلىto التَّغييرِchange
الإلفُ لعُذرانهِا إلى التَّغييرِ
And sweet waters are consigned
By familiarity with their pools [uncertain reading], to change.
Translation model: Sol 6.1