عَامِلْdeal with زمانَكَyour times إنَّindeed النَّقصَimperfection شِيمَتُهُits nature
عَامِلْ زمانَكَ إنَّ النَّقصَ شِيمَتُهُ
بِضدِّwith the opposite of ماwhat تَبْتَغِيهِyou seek it منهُfrom it واقْتَنِعِand be content
بِضدِّ ما تَبْتَغِيهِ منهُ واقْتَنِعِ
Deal with your times—for imperfection is their nature—
Treat your time well, for shortcoming is its trait
By seeking the opposite of what you want from them, and be content.
With the opposite of what you seek from it, be content
أعْرِضْturn away عنfrom الشَّيءthe thing إنْif تَهواهُyou desire it تَحْظَyou will be favored بهِwith it
أعْرِضْ عن الشَّيء إنْ تَهواهُ تَحْظَ بهِ
واحْرِصْand be eager عَليهِfor it إذاwhen تَأْباهُyou reject it يَمتَنِعِit will be withheld
واحْرِصْ عَليهِ إذا تَأْباهُ يَمتَنِعِ
Turn away from a thing if you desire it, and you will gain it.
Turn away from what you crave and you'll be granted it
And eagerly pursue it when you reject it; it will be withheld.
Strive for what you dislike and it will evade you
قَدindeed أقسمhas sworn الدَّهرtime أيْماناًoaths مُغَلَّظَةًsolemn
قَد أقسم الدَّهر أيْماناً مُغَلَّظَةً
أنْthat لَيْسَdoes not يُنجِحُgrant success to حِرْصاًeagerness فاسْعَso strive أوor فَدَعِthen desist
أنْ لَيْسَ يُنجِحُ حِرْصاً فاسْعَ أو فَدَعِ
Time has sworn solemn oaths
Time has sworn binding oaths
That it will not let eager striving succeed—so strive, or else desist.
That no striving, either effort or abstinence, will thrive
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