طيلسانٌa mantle سامريٌّSamiri-like
طيلسانٌ سامريٌّ
يتداعَىَfalls apart لاno مِساساtouching
يتداعَىَ لا مِساسا
A Samiri-like mantle,
A Samaritan Kilts
falling apart—“No touching!”
It sways without being touched
قدalready طَوىoutlasted قَرناًa century فقرناًthen another century
قد طَوى قَرناً فقرناً
وأناساًand people فأناساthen more people
وأناساً فأناسا
It has outlasted century after century,
It has folded ages over ages
and people after people.
And people over people
لَبِسwore الأيامَthe days حتىuntil
لَبِس الأيامَ حتى
لمdid not يدعleave فيهاin them لِباساclothing
لم يدع فيها لِباسا
It wore the days until
It wore out the days until
it left no clothing in them.
It left no raiment in them
غابvanished تحتbeneath الحسِّperception حتىuntil
غاب تحت الحسِّ حتى
ماnot يُرىis seen إلاexcept قِياساby inference
ما يُرى إلا قِياسا
It vanished beneath perception until
It disappeared under the senses until
it was seen only by inference.
Only its phantom is seen
Sol 6.1