فيin مِثلِهاits like يُستَثارُis roused الصَّبرُpatience والجَلَدُand fortitude
في مِثلِها يُستَثارُ الصَّبرُ والجَلَدُ
وعندهاand at its coming يَتقاضىexacts الحزمُresolve ماwhat يَجِدُit finds
وعندها يَتقاضى الحزمُ ما يَجِدُ
In a calamity like this, patience and fortitude are roused.
In times like these, patience and fortitude are stirred,
And then resolve demands all it can find.
And in them, determination demands what it finds.
وَماand not الرزيَّةُcalamity إلّاexcept أَنْthat تُلِمَّit befall بناupon us
وَما الرزيَّةُ إلّا أَنْ تُلِمَّ بنا
وَنَحنُwhile we لاهونَheedless عنهاof it غُفَّلٌunwary بُعُدُfar removed
وَنَحنُ لاهونَ عنها غُفَّلٌ بُعُدُ
Calamity is only this: that it should befall us
Trouble is naught but to be confronted by us,
while we are heedless of it, unwary and far removed.
While we, oblivious to it, remain far removed.
مثلُlike السّوامِgrazing livestock رَعَىgrazed فيin أرضa land مَضْيَعةٍneglect
مثلُ السّوامِ رَعَى في أرض مَضْيَعةٍ
نامَslept المُسِيمُthe herdsman بِهاin it وَاِستَيقظَand awoke الأسدُthe lion
نامَ المُسِيمُ بِها وَاِستَيقظَ الأسدُ
Like grazing beasts that fed in an unguarded land,
Like sheep grazing in waste terrain,
the herdsman slept there, and the lion awoke.
The shepherd slept while the lion awakened.
تَمشيyou walk الضَّراءَunder cover وهامٌand heads لاnot تُخَمِرُّهاyou veil them
تَمشي الضَّراءَ وهامٌ لا تُخَمِرُّها
محلّقٌhovering aloft فوقهنّabove them العارِضُthe cloud البَرَدُhail
محلّقٌ فوقهنّ العارِضُ البَرَدُ
You walk under cover, yet leave heads unveiled;
Adversity walks veiled, not revealing it,
above them hovers the hail-bearing cloud.
While cold chance hovers over it.
وإنّماand only المرءُman فيin الأيّامِthe days مُحتَبَسٌheld captive
وإنّما المرءُ في الأيّامِ مُحتَبَسٌ
علىfor المنيّةِdeath تأتيهِcomes to him ومُقتَعَدُand kept seated
على المنيّةِ تأتيهِ ومُقتَعَدُ
Man is but held captive through his days,
Man's days are but detention,
awaiting death to come to him, kept seated.
until death comes to take him unawares.
يَسعىhe strives وَلَمand did not يسعَstrive إلّاexcept نَحوَtoward حُفرتِهِhis grave
يَسعى وَلَم يسعَ إلّا نَحوَ حُفرتِهِ
يخالُis thought معتمداًacting deliberately أوor كيفhow يعتمدُhe acts deliberately
يخالُ معتمداً أو كيف يعتمدُ
He strives, yet has striven only toward his grave;
He strives though only toward his grave,
he seems to act deliberately—or how could he intend it?
Deeming himself supported, or how else supported?
جابtraversed البلادَthe lands وعدّىand turned aside عنfrom مصارعِهِhis death-sites
جاب البلادَ وعدّى عن مصارعِهِ
فَاِختطّthen marked out مَصرعَهhis death-site مِنْfrom بينهاamong them بَلدُa land
فَاِختطّ مَصرعَه مِنْ بينها بَلدُ
He traversed the lands and skirted his places of death;
He roamed lands, evading his death sites,
then one land among them marked out where he would die.
Yet one land among them encompassed his death site.
وَكَيفand how يَنجوescapes حِبالاتِthe snares الرّدىdeath رجلٌa man
وَكَيف يَنجو حِبالاتِ الرّدى رجلٌ
مُستَجمعٌgathered together للمناياfor deaths بعدهafter him بَدَدُscattering
مُستَجمعٌ للمنايا بعده بَدَدُ
How can a man escape the snares of death,
How can a man escape the cords of woe
gathered for death, with scattering to follow him?
When deaths throng him afterwards in hosts?
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمناwe have learned بِأنّاthat we are مَعشرٌa people أُكُلٌfood
وَقَد عَلِمنا بِأنّا مَعشرٌ أُكُلٌ
للموتِfor death نُوجَدُwe are found أحياناًat times ونُفتَقَدُand we are missed
للموتِ نُوجَدُ أحياناً ونُفتَقَدُ
And we have learned that we are a people who are food
We knew we were a folk eaten away,
for death: at times we are found, at times we are missed.
Sought by death sometimes, at others missed.
يَرتاحُlooks eagerly نحوَtoward غدٍtomorrow منout of غفلةٍheedlessness أبداًalways
يَرتاحُ نحوَ غدٍ من غفلةٍ أبداً
مَنْone who ليسdoes not يدرِيknow بماof what تجنِيinflicts harm عليهِupon him غَدُtomorrow
مَنْ ليس يدرِي بما تجنِي عليهِ غَدُ
Always, through heedlessness, he looks eagerly toward tomorrow—
One who knows not what tomorrow holds for him
the one who does not know what harm tomorrow will bring him.
Will not rest tonight in apathy ever.
كَمhow many ذاthis فَقَدناwe have lost كراماًnoble people لاno إِيابَreturn لهمْfor them
كَم ذا فَقَدنا كراماً لا إِيابَ لهمْ
حُطّواthey were brought down منَfrom المَنزلِthe abode الأعلىthe highest وَنفتَقِدُand we miss them
حُطّوا منَ المَنزلِ الأعلى وَنفتَقِدُ
How many noble ones we have lost, with no return for them!
How many honored ones have we lost, no return for them,
They were brought down from the highest abode, and we miss them.
Cast down from the sublime lodging, and we miss them!
ذاقَتْtasted شِفاهُهُمُtheir lips طعمَthe taste الرّدىdeath مَقِراًbitter
ذاقَتْ شِفاهُهُمُ طعمَ الرّدى مَقِراً
وَطالَماand how often كانَused to يَجريflow بينهاbetween them الشَّهَدُhoney
وَطالَما كانَ يَجري بينها الشَّهَدُ
Their lips tasted death's bitter taste,
Their lips tasted the savor of woe in the end,
though honey had so often flowed between them.
While midst them honey had oft flowed.
وَكَمand how often وَرَدْناwe came to drink وَماand not تُغْنِيavails ورادَتناour coming to drink
وَكَم وَرَدْنا وَما تُغْنِي ورادَتنا
إنّاindeed we وردناcame to drink وأُعْفُواand they were spared مُرَّthe bitterness ماof what وردواthey came to drink
إنّا وردنا وأُعْفُوا مُرَّ ما وردوا
And how often we have come to drink—yet our coming avails nothing:
How we frequented them! - but our visiting availed not
indeed, we came to drink, and they were spared the bitterness of what they came to.
When the fates swooped down on them.
لمdid not يُغنِavail عنهمْfor them وقدwhile already همّresolved الحِمامُdeath بهمْagainst them
لم يُغنِ عنهمْ وقد همّ الحِمامُ بهمْ
ماwhat جَمّعواthey amassed لدفاعِto ward off البُؤْسِhardship وَاِحتَشدواand they mustered
ما جَمّعوا لدفاعِ البُؤْسِ وَاِحتَشدوا
It did not avail them, when death had set upon them—
Neither what they hoarded to defend against misery
what they amassed to ward off misery, and all their mustering.
Nor their mustering availed them.
وَلَيسَand is not يُجدِيof benefit وَإِنْeven if أَرْبىgrew greater بكثرتِهِin its abundance
وَلَيسَ يُجدِي وَإِنْ أَرْبى بكثرتِهِ
عَلىto الفَتىa man مَدَداًas aid إِذاwhen اِنقَضتْhave ended مُدَدُallotted spans
عَلى الفَتى مَدَداً إِذا اِنقَضتْ مُدَدُ
Nor does it avail, however great its abundance,
No matter how ample his plenty,
as aid to a man when his allotted spans have ended.
It avails not the youth when his term is done.
كَأنّهمْas though they بَعدafter ماthat اِمتدَّstretched on الزّمانُtime لَهمْfor them
كَأنّهمْ بَعد ما اِمتدَّ الزّمانُ لَهمْ
لِماwhen مَضواthey passed فيon سبيلِthe path المَوتِof death ماnot وُلِدواthey were born
لِما مَضوا في سبيلِ المَوتِ ما وُلِدوا
It is as though they, after time had stretched on for them,
As if, when their span had stretched out long for them,
once they passed along death's path, had never been born.
Having marched to death, they had not been born!
فَنَحنُso we نَبكيweep عَلىover آثارهمْtheir traces جَزَعاًin anguish
فَنَحنُ نَبكي عَلى آثارهمْ جَزَعاً
نَقولُwe say لاdo not تبعُدواgo far عنّاfrom us وقدthough already بَعُدواthey have gone far
نَقولُ لا تبعُدوا عنّا وقد بَعُدوا
So we weep over their traces in anguish,
So we weep for their traces in anguish,
saying, "Do not go far from us," though they have gone far.
Saying, "Do not leave us!" though they have left.
قُلْsay لِلوَزيرto the minister سواكother than you المرءُthe man نوقظُهُwe awaken him
قُلْ لِلوَزير سواك المرءُ نوقظُهُ
وَسمعَand the hearing غيرِكَof someone other than you يَغشىassails العَذْلُblame والفَنَدُand reproach
وَسمعَ غيرِكَ يَغشى العَذْلُ والفَنَدُ
Say to the minister: the man we rouse is someone other than you;
Say to the minister - none but you to rouse him -
and blame and reproach fall upon another's ears.
While to others appeal slumber and torpor.
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen أَنتَyou فيماover what فاتhas passed مُكتئِبٌdejected
حَتّى مَتى أَنتَ فيما فات مُكتئِبٌ
جَنَىcommitted a wrong الحِمامُdeath فلاso no عَقْلٌblood money ولاand no قَوَدُretaliation
جَنَى الحِمامُ فلا عَقْلٌ ولا قَوَدُ
How long will you remain dejected over what is past?
How long will you brood on the past in sorrow?
Death committed the crime: no blood money, no retaliation.
The fates have reaped their harvest; no sense or leader!
دَعِabandon التتبّعpursuit للعُمرِof the lifespan الّذيwhich قطعتْcut off
دَعِ التتبّع للعُمرِ الّذي قطعتْ
عَنهfrom it الحياةَlife المناياdeaths وَاِنتَهىand ended الأمدُthe appointed term
عَنه الحياةَ المنايا وَاِنتَهى الأمدُ
Abandon pursuit of that lifespan
Leave off pursuing the life you spent,
from which death cut off life, its appointed term now ended.
Which death and doom have terminated and ended.
ماas long as دُمتَyou remain تطمعُhope فيهfor it فَاِحزنَنَّthen do grieve لهfor it
ما دُمتَ تطمعُ فيه فَاِحزنَنَّ له
فإنْbut if يَئِسْتَyou have lost hope فلاthen no حُزْنٌsorrow ولاand no كَمَدُanguish
فإنْ يَئِسْتَ فلا حُزْنٌ ولا كَمَدُ
So long as you hope for it, do grieve for it;
Grieve for it only while you hope to regain it;
but if you have lost hope, let there be no sorrow or anguish.
If you despair of it, then neither grief nor toil!
وَاِستبقِand save دمعَكyour tears لاdo not تذهبْgo away بهwith it سَرَفاًwastefully
وَاِستبقِ دمعَك لا تذهبْ به سَرَفاً
فمسرفٌfor a spendthrift فيهwith it يُضحِيhe becomes وهوwhile he is مقتصدُsparing
فمسرفٌ فيه يُضحِي وهو مقتصدُ
And save your tears; do not spend them to excess,
Hold back your tears, do not let them flow freely,
for even the sparing man becomes extravagant with them.
For one prodigal sheds them, while one is frugal.
وإنْand if جَزِعتَyou grieve لأَنْbecause مدّتwas stretched إليكtoward you يدٌa hand
وإنْ جَزِعتَ لأَنْ مدّت إليك يدٌ
فبالّذيthen by what عشتَyou have lived ماnot مُدّتwas stretched إليكtoward you يَدُa hand
فبالّذي عشتَ ما مُدّت إليك يَدُ
And if you grieve because a hand was stretched toward you,
If you are distraught that a hand has reached out to you,
then, by the life you have lived, no hand was stretched toward you.
By my life, no hand has reached out to you!
ومُنيةُand the wish الوالدينof both parents الدّهرَthrough time أجمعَهُall of it
ومُنيةُ الوالدين الدّهرَ أجمعَهُ
أنْthat يكرعاthey both drink deeply الموتَdeath حتّىso that يسلمَmay be safe الولَدُthe child
أنْ يكرعا الموتَ حتّى يسلمَ الولَدُ
And both parents' wish, throughout all time,
That parents should drink death to the dregs
is to drink death down so that their child may be safe.
Is that their children may live safe from it.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.