أُفٍّfie! لِدُنياناon our world وَأَحزانِهاand its sorrows
أُفٍّ لِدُنيانا وَأَحزانِها
خَفَّفتُI have lightened مِنfrom كِفَّةِthe pan of ميزانِهاits scales
خَفَّفتُ مِن كِفَّةِ ميزانِها
Fie on our world and its sorrows!
I have taken weight from the pan of its scales.
وَتِلكَand that دارٌan abode غَيرَnot مَأمونَةٍtrustworthy
وَتِلكَ دارٌ غَيرَ مَأمونَةٍ
أَولِعَis obsessed ضاريهاits predator بِخَزّانِهاwith its treasurers
أَولِعَ ضاريها بِخَزّانِها
And that is an abode not to be trusted:
its predator is bent upon its treasurers.
فيon بُقعَةٍa square مِنof رُقعَةٍa chessboard يَسَّرَتit has made easy
في بُقعَةٍ مِن رُقعَةٍ يَسَّرَت
لِلبَيذَقِfor the pawn الفَتكَa deadly attack بِفِرزانِهاon its vizier (chess piece)
لِلبَيذَقِ الفَتكَ بِفِرزانِها
On a square of a chessboard, it has made it easy
for the pawn to slay its vizier.
أَينَwhere مُلوكٌkings غَبَرَتremained مُدَّةًfor a time
أَينَ مُلوكٌ غَبَرَت مُدَّةً
بَينَamong رَوابيهاits hills وَحِزّانِهاand its rugged tracts
بَينَ رَوابيها وَحِزّانِها
Where are kings who dwelt for a time
among its hills and rugged tracts,
تُرديstrike down بِشَنِّby pouring out البَدرِthe moneybags أَضيافَهاtheir guests
تُردي بِشَنِّ البَدرِ أَضيافَها
وَتَشتَريand they buy الخَيلَhorses بِأَوزانِهاfor their weights in gold
وَتَشتَري الخَيلَ بِأَوزانِها
overwhelming their guests by emptying moneybags,
and buying horses for their weight in gold?
قَدindeed ذَهَبَتthey have departed عَنaway from ذَهَبٍgold صامِتٍsilent
قَد ذَهَبَت عَن ذَهَبٍ صامِتٍ
وَخَلَّفَتهُand they left it behind عِندَwith خُزّانِهاtheir treasurers
وَخَلَّفَتهُ عِندَ خُزّانِها
They have indeed left silent gold behind,
and left it with their treasurers.
Translation model: Sol 6.1