إنif تبتسمsmiles دنياكyour world يوماone day فلاthen do not
إن تبتسم دنياك يوما فلا
تركنrely إليهاon it انهاindeed it is آلقهdeceitful
تركن إليها انها آلقه
If your world smiles upon you one day, do not
If your world smiles at you one day, do not
trust it: it is deceitful.
Rely on it, for it is fickle
فربماfor perhaps شاقكbeguiled you برقlightning برىappeared (uncertain reading)
فربما شاقك برق برى
مبتسماsmiling تتبعهfollows it صاعقهa thunderbolt
مبتسما تتبعه صاعقه
For perhaps lightning may beguile you as it appears,
Perhaps it may charm you with a smiling lightning
smiling, with a thunderbolt following it.
Only to follow with a thunderbolt