أُفٍّFie! لِدُنياناon our world وَأَحزانِهاand its sorrows
أُفٍّ لِدُنيانا وَأَحزانِها
خَفَّفتُI lightened مِنfrom كِفَّةِthe pan ميزانِهاits scales
خَفَّفتُ مِن كِفَّةِ ميزانِها
Fie on our world and its sorrows!
I have lightened the pan of its scales.
وَتِلكَand that دارٌan abode غَيرَnot مَأمونَةٍsafe
وَتِلكَ دارٌ غَيرَ مَأمونَةٍ
أَولِعَbecame obsessed ضاريهاits predator بِخَزّانِهاwith its male hares
أَولِعَ ضاريها بِخَزّانِها
And that is an unsafe abode:
Its predator is obsessed with its hares.
فيon بُقعَةٍa patch مِنof رُقعَةٍa chessboard يَسَّرَتit made easy
في بُقعَةٍ مِن رُقعَةٍ يَسَّرَت
لِلبَيذَقِfor the pawn الفَتكَslaying بِفِرزانِهاagainst its vizier
لِلبَيذَقِ الفَتكَ بِفِرزانِها
On a patch of a chessboard, it has made it easy
For the pawn to slay its vizier.
أَينَwhere مُلوكٌkings غَبَرَتlived on مُدَّةًfor a time
أَينَ مُلوكٌ غَبَرَت مُدَّةً
بَينَamong رَوابيهاits hills وَحِزّانِهاand its rugged lands
بَينَ رَوابيها وَحِزّانِها
Where are the kings who dwelt for a time
Among its hills and rugged lands,
تُرديstrikes down بِشَنِّby pouring out البَدرِthe money-purses أَضيافَهاtheir guests
تُردي بِشَنِّ البَدرِ أَضيافَها
وَتَشتَريand buys الخَيلَhorses بِأَوزانِهاfor their weights
وَتَشتَري الخَيلَ بِأَوزانِها
Laying their guests low by pouring out money-purses,
And buying horses for their weight in gold?
قَدalready ذَهَبَتthey departed عَنaway from ذَهَبٍgold صامِتٍsilent
قَد ذَهَبَت عَن ذَهَبٍ صامِتٍ
وَخَلَّفَتهُand they left it behind عِندَwith خُزّانِهاtheir treasurers
وَخَلَّفَتهُ عِندَ خُزّانِها
They have departed from mute gold,
And left it with their treasurers.
Translation model: Sol 6.1