Re: Can someone translate this word for me please?
Reply #1 - August 16, 2010, 10:14 AM
'Ibratan' means moral, as in moral of the story. Or lesson, if you will. Could be translated into example, too, but that's a bit different from the context of that sentence.
He's no friend to the friendless
And he's the mother of grief
There's only sorrow for tomorrow
Surely life is too brief