ولحيةٍand a beard سائلةٍflowing مُنْصَبَّهْhanging down
ولحيةٍ سائلةٍ مُنْصَبَّهْ
شهباءَgray تحكيresembles ذنبَthe tail of المِذبَّهْthe fly whisk
شهباءَ تحكي ذنبَ المِذبَّهْ
And a beard, flowing and hanging down,
With his flowing beard inclined
Gray, resembling the tail of a fly whisk!
Like shooting stars recounting tales of the comet's tail
ألاis there no فتىًa young man يُرضيpleases بِذاكby that ربَّهْhis Lord
ألا فتىً يُرضي بِذاك ربَّهْ
يضُمُّbrings together كفَّيهِhis two palms علىaround إرزَبَّهْa heavy mallet
يضُمُّ كفَّيهِ على إرزَبَّهْ
Is there no young man who would thereby please his Lord,
Indeed, a young man who pleases his Lord
Grasping a heavy mallet with both hands,
Clasps his palms around his beard
ثُمَّةَthen يعلوstrikes from above رأسَهُhis head بضَرْبَهْwith a blow
ثُمَّةَ يعلو رأسَهُ بضَرْبَهْ
يَشفيheals بهاwith it قلُوبناour hearts وقلبَهْand his heart
يَشفي بها قلُوبنا وقلبَهْ
Then bringing a blow down upon his head,
Then he raises his head with pride
Healing our hearts with it, and his?
It heals our hearts and his own
Sol 6.1