أَغارَتraided عَلَيهِمupon them خُيولُsteeds الزَمانِTime
أَغارَت عَلَيهِم خُيولُ الزَمانِ
كَأَنَّas though خُيولَهُمtheir steeds لَمdid not تُغِرraid
كَأَنَّ خُيولَهُم لَم تُغِر
The steeds of Time raided them,
As though their steeds had never raided.
وَقَدand indeed كانَused to يَركَبُهاride them طِفلُهُمtheir child
وَقَد كانَ يَركَبُها طِفلُهُم
حَليفَbound to الرَضاعِsuckling وَلَمand had not يَتَّغِرgrown his teeth
حَليفَ الرَضاعِ وَلَم يَتَّغِر
And indeed their child used to ride them,
Still bound to suckling, his teeth not yet grown.
وَمَنand who يَدفَعُwards off القَدَرَfate الأَوَّلِيّprimordial
وَمَن يَدفَعُ القَدَرَ الأَوَّلِيّ
إِذاwhen فَمُهُits mouth لِأَكيلٍfor prey فُغِرwas opened wide
إِذا فَمُهُ لِأَكيلٍ فُغِر
And who can ward off primordial fate
When its mouth is opened wide for prey?
لَقَدindeed غَرَّنيdeceived me أَمَلٌhope فيin الحَياةِlife
لَقَد غَرَّني أَمَلٌ في الحَياةِ
كَأَنّيas though I were بِماabout what يَفعَلُdoes الدَهرُTime غِرُّnaïve
كَأَنّي بِما يَفعَلُ الدَهرُ غِرُّ
Hope in life has indeed deceived me,
As though I were naïve about what Time does.
Translation model: Sol 6.1