زَيَّنتَyou adorned بَيتَكَyour house جاهِداًstriving hard وَشَّحتَهُyou embellished it
زَيَّنتَ بَيتَكَ جاهِداً وَشَّحتَهُ
وَلَعَلَّand perhaps غَيرَكَsomeone other than you صاحِبُowner البَيتِthe house
وَلَعَلَّ غَيرَكَ صاحِبُ البَيتِ
You adorned your house, striving hard, and embellished it—
You adorned your house with great effort, decking it out,
yet perhaps another will be the owner of the house.
yet perhaps another will be the owner of the house.
وَالمَرءُand a person مُرتَهنٌheld hostage بِسوفَby 'I shall' وَليتَنيand 'if only I'
وَالمَرءُ مُرتَهنٌ بِسوفَ وَليتَني
وَهلاكُهُand his ruin بِالسوفِthrough 'I shall' وَاللَيتِand 'if only'
وَهلاكُهُ بِالسوفِ وَاللَيتِ
A person is held captive by “I shall” and “If only I...”
And man is held hostage by 'I shall' and 'if only I...';
and his ruin lies in “someday” and “if only.”
and his ruin lies in 'I shall' and 'if only.'
مَنwhoever كانَlives وَالأَيّامُwhile the days سائِرَةٌmoving onward بِهِwith him
مَن كانَ وَالأَيّامُ سائِرَةٌ بِهِ
فَكَأَنَّهُso it is as though he قَدalready حَلَّhas arrived بِالمَوتِat death
فَكَأَنَّهُ قَد حَلَّ بِالمَوتِ
Whoever is borne onward by the passing days
Whoever lives while the days carry him onward—
is as though he had already alighted at death.
it is as though he has already arrived at death.
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّexcellence (a term of praise) فَتىًa young man يُدَبِّرُmanages أَمرَهُhis affairs
لِلَّهِ دَرُّ فَتىً يُدَبِّرُ أَمرَهُ
فَغَداso he goes forth in the morning وَراحَand goes forth in the evening مُبادرَhastening to forestall الفَوتِthe loss of opportunity
فَغَدا وَراحَ مُبادرَ الفَوتِ
How admirable the young man who orders his affairs,
God bless the young man who manages his affairs,
going forth morning and evening to act before the chance is lost.
who goes forth morning and evening, hastening before opportunity is lost.
