لمdid not يَبقَremain عِنديin me للشَّرابfor wine مكانُroom
لم يَبقَ عِندي للشَّراب مكانُ
وكذاand so يقولُsays الطَّافحُthe brimful one السَّكرانُthe drunkard
وكذا يقولُ الطَّافحُ السَّكرانُ
No room for wine remains in me.
No place for drink is left with me,
And so says the brimful drunkard.
And likewise says the drunken reveler.
فاعلَمso know أباAbu (father of) الجَيشal-Jaysh (the army) الأميرthe prince بأنَّنيthat I
فاعلَم أبا الجَيش الأمير بأنَّني
أزرَىdebased بعَقليmy reason عندَهin his eyes الحَدثانُtime's vicissitudes
أزرَى بعَقلي عندَه الحَدثانُ
Know then, Prince Abu al-Jaysh, that I
So let the prince, O father of the army, know
Have had my reason debased in his eyes by time's vicissitudes.
That here my reason is confounded by the youths.
منwho ذاthis one يُطيقُcan bear مَلامةًreproach وخَلائِقاًand character traits
من ذا يُطيقُ مَلامةً وخَلائِقاً
لمdid not يَحوِهاpossess them منfrom قَبلهِbefore him إنسانُa human
لم يَحوِها من قَبلهِ إنسانُ
Who can bear reproach and character traits
Who can endure blame and natures
That no human before him ever possessed?
That no man before him has contained?
Sol 6.1