قلَّgrew scant عونيmy aid علىagainst الزمانtime فأصبحso became
قلَّ عوني على الزمان فأصبح
تُI (verb suffix) صبوراًpatient علىwith مرادwill الزمانtime
تُ صبوراً على مراد الزمان
My aid against time grew scant, so I became
Say, "Help me endure time, that I may
patient with time's will,
Become patient with the will of time.
حابسwithholding اللفظspeech واليراعand the reed pen عنfrom الناthe peo- (word fragment)
حابس اللفظ واليراع عن النا
سِ-ple (completes 'people') فلاso nothing منfrom يديَّmy two hands ولاnor منfrom لسانيmy tongue
سِ فلا من يديَّ ولا من لساني
withholding speech and the reed pen from the peo-
Withholding speech and passion from people,
ple—so nothing from my hands, nor from my tongue.
Neither from my hands, nor from my tongue."
Sol 6.1