اعطgive مهماwhatever سئلتyou are asked for تعطyou shall be given فللحرfor deprivation (word continues)
اعط مهما سئلت تعط فللحر
مانcompletion of 'deprivation' غرسa crop تجنيهreaps it كفthe hand الحريصthe greedy man
مان غرس تجنيه كف الحريص
Give whatever you are asked for, and you shall receive; for deprivation
Give, no matter what you are asked, give to the free man
has a crop that the greedy man's hand reaps.
He who plants will reap, so the eager hand grabs
واغتنمand seize صفوunclouded purity لذةpleasure العيشlife فالfor the
واغتنم صفو لذة العيش فال
عمرlife لعمريby my life معجلhastening التنغيصthe spoiling of pleasure
عمر لعمري معجل التنغيص
And seize the unclouded delight of living, for
And enjoy the prime pleasure of life, for
life, by my life, is quick to sour delight.
My life for life, hastening grief is not long
وافترسand seize ravenously فرصةthe opportunity السرورjoy افتراساravenously
وافترس فرصة السرور افتراسا
قبلbefore أنthat تغتديyou become طعينpierced الفريصthe flesh between shoulder and side
قبل أن تغتدي طعين الفريص
And seize the opportunity for joy—seize it ravenously—
And pounce on the chance for joy pouncing
before you become pierced beneath the shoulder.
Before it becomes the prey of the huntsman
واعتبرand consider حالتيكyour two states إنكindeed you ميتdestined to die
واعتبر حالتيك إنك ميت
مضمحلdissolving التكوينphysical constitution والتشخيصand individual form
مضمحل التكوين والتشخيص
And consider your two states: you will die,
And consider your two states, you are dead
your bodily substance and distinct form dissolving.
Fading in form and diagnosis
قبلكbefore you الناسpeople لمdid not يرواsee منany محيدway to turn aside
قبلك الناس لم يروا من محيد
عنfrom سهامarrows الرديdeath ولاnor منany محيصescape
عن سهام الردي ولا من محيص
People before you found no way to turn aside
Before you people did not see the praised one
from the arrows of death, nor any escape.
From the arrows of shame or the escapee
سارdeparted عنfrom أهلهhis family الغنىthe rich man فقيراpoor
سار عن أهله الغنى فقيرا
وثوىand lay عارياًnaked بغيرwithout قميصa shirt
وثوى عارياً بغير قميص
The rich man departed from his family a pauper,
Prosperity left its people poor
and lay naked, without a shirt.
And lodged naked without a shirt
والذيand He who خُصwas singled out بالبقاءfor everlasting existence براناcreated us
والذي خُص بالبقاء برانا
للفناfor perishing بالعمومuniversally لاnot التخصيصsingling out
للفنا بالعموم لا التخصيص
And He who alone endures created us
And the one endowed with survival honestly
to perish, all alike, not just some.
Is not specialized for demise in general
فاتئدso take your time إنماindeed الطريدthe hunted one ملاقwill encounter
فاتئد إنما الطريد ملاق
فيin تماديهits continued flight غائلاتdestructive dangers القنيصthe hunter
في تماديه غائلات القنيص
So take your time: the hunted is sure to encounter,
So be warned, the hunted is only
as it flees on, the dangers the hunter brings.
Meeting the confusions of the hunter in his persistence