غَداhas become كُلُّevery طِفلٍchild عَلىastride عُمرِهِhis lifetime
غَدا كُلُّ طِفلٍ عَلى عُمرِهِ
طُفَيلاًa Tufayl يَخُبُّtrots بِهِwith him قُرزُلُQurzul
طُفَيلاً يَخُبُّ بِهِ قُرزُلُ
Every child has become, astride his lifetime,
a Tufayl whom Qurzul carries at a trot.
يَوَدُّhe wishes for ثَباتاًstability عَلىon ظَهرِهِits back
يَوَدُّ ثَباتاً عَلى ظَهرِهِ
وَتَدعوand call out الخُطوبُmisfortunes أَلّاwill you not تَنزِلُyou dismount
وَتَدعو الخُطوبُ أَلّا تَنزِلُ
He wishes to stay firmly on its back,
while misfortunes cry, “Will you not dismount?”
رَعىmay guard اللَهُGod قَوماًa people مَضىhas passed دَهرُهُمtheir time
رَعى اللَهُ قَوماً مَضى دَهرُهُم
وَماand not فيهُمُamong them أَحَدٌanyone يَهزِلُjests
وَما فيهُمُ أَحَدٌ يَهزِلُ
May God guard a people whose time has passed,
and not one among them was frivolous.
تُضاهيresemble العَناكِبَspiders نُسوانُهُمtheir women
تُضاهي العَناكِبَ نُسوانُهُم
فَتَنسُجُso they weave لِلنَفعِfor use أَوor تَغزِلُspin
فَتَنسُجُ لِلنَفعِ أَو تَغزِلُ
Their women resembled spiders,
weaving for use, or spinning.
وَماand not عَزَفَتplayed مِزهَراًa lute فيin الحَياlife (continued)
وَما عَزَفَت مِزهَراً في الحَيا
ةِending of 'life' وَلاand not الدَنُّthe wine jar يُفتَحُis opened أَوor يُبزَلُis tapped
ةِ وَلا الدَنُّ يُفتَحُ أَو يُبزَلُ
Nor did they play a lute in life,
nor was the wine jar opened or tapped.
جَهَلنَthey did not know الغِناءَsinging وَصَوتاًand a tune يُقاis said (continued)
جَهَلنَ الغِناءَ وَصَوتاً يُقا
لُending of 'is said' غَنّاهُsang it دَحمانُDahman أَوor زُلزُلُZulzul
لُ غَنّاهُ دَحمانُ أَو زُلزُلُ
They knew nothing of singing, or of a tune said
to have been sung by Dahman or Zulzul.
وَنَفسُand the soul الفَتىof the young man وَلِيَتtook charge of جِسمَهُhis body
وَنَفسُ الفَتى وَلِيَت جِسمَهُ
إِذاwhen جاءَcomes ميقاتُهاits appointed time تُعزَلُis dismissed
إِذا جاءَ ميقاتُها تُعزَلُ
And a young man's soul has taken charge of his body;
when its appointed time comes, it is dismissed.
وَإِنَّand indeed السِماكينَthe two Simak stars لاnot يَخلِدنَlive forever
وَإِنَّ السِماكينَ لا يَخلِدنَ
وَيَهلِكُand perishes ذوthe bearer of الرُمحِthe lance وَالأَعزَلُand the unarmed one
وَيَهلِكُ ذو الرُمحِ وَالأَعزَلُ
And indeed the two Simaks will not live forever;
the Lance-Bearer and the Unarmed One will perish.
أَعَيَّرتَhave you taunted غَيرَكَanother person داءًan illness عَراهُthat befell him
أَعَيَّرتَ غَيرَكَ داءً عَراهُ
وَخالِقُكَand your Creator الواهِبُthe Giver المُجزِلُlavish in giving
وَخالِقُكَ الواهِبُ المُجزِلُ
Have you taunted another for an illness that befell him,
when your Creator is the Giver who bestows lavishly?
وَقَدand indeed عاشَhas lived ماشاءَas long as it wished هَذاthis الغُرابُcrow
وَقَد عاشَ ماشاءَ هَذا الغُرابُ
فَماyet not قالَتِsaid الطَيرُthe birds ياO أَقزَلُlame one
فَما قالَتِ الطَيرُ يا أَقزَلُ
And this crow has lived as long as it wished,
yet the birds never said, “You lame one!”
Translation model: Sol 6.1