متىwhenever بسمتsmiled دنياكyour world خادنكbefriended you العدىthe enemies
متى بسمت دنياك خادنك العدى
وانand if كلحتscowled ألفيتyou found أهلكyour kin أعداءenemies
وان كلحت ألفيت أهلك أعداء
Whenever your world smiles, your enemies befriend you.
When your world smiles at you, gratifying the enemy,
And if it scowls, you find your kin to be enemies.
And if it frowns, you find your own folk foes,
ففيfor in وجههاits face داءailment الفتىthe young man ودواؤهand his cure
ففي وجهها داء الفتى ودواؤه
ولكنهاbut it منbecause of نقصهاits imperfection تؤثرfavors الداءthe ailment
ولكنها من نقصها تؤثر الداء
For in its face lie a young man’s ailment and his cure.
In its face lies the youth's disease and cure,
Yet because of its imperfection, it favors the ailment.
Yet out of its defect, it prefers the illness.