لاحappeared شيبيmy gray hair فرحتُso I began أمرحُI frolic فيهin it
لاح شيبي فرحتُ أمرحُ فيه
مرحَprancing الطِّرفِthe noble steed فيin العِذارِthe bridle’s cheekstrap المحلَّىornamented
مرحَ الطِّرفِ في العِذارِ المحلَّى
My gray hair appeared, so I began frolicking in it,
My temples have turned white, and I rejoice,
Like a noble steed prancing in its ornamented bridle.
Frolicking as I did in the days of my youth;
وتولَّىand departed الشبابُyouth فازدَدْتُso I increased ركضاًgalloping
وتولَّى الشبابُ فازدَدْتُ ركضاً
فيin ميادينِthe arenas of باطِليmy folly إذwhen تولّىit departed
في ميادينِ باطِلي إذ تولّى
Youth departed, so I galloped all the harder
My youth has passed, but still I quicken my pace
In the arenas of my folly when it departed.
In fields of futility, now that it has passed.
إنْindeed مَنْwhoever ساءهsaddened him الزمانtime بشيءٍwith something
إنْ مَنْ ساءه الزمان بشيءٍ
لأَحَقُّsurely most entitled امرئٍa person بأنto يتسلَّىconsole himself
لأَحَقُّ امرئٍ بأن يتسلَّى
Indeed, whoever time has saddened in any way
When time treats a man unkindly,
Is the person most entitled to console himself.
He has every right to amuse himself.
أترىdo you think أنthat أسوءَI should sadden نفسيَmyself لمّاwhen
أترى أن أسوءَ نفسيَ لمّا
ساءنيsaddened me الدهرtime لاno لعمريَby my life كلاcertainly not
ساءني الدهر لا لعمريَ كلا
Do you think I would sadden myself when
Do you think I would distress myself when
Time has saddened me? No, by my life, certainly not!
The days have treated me badly? No, not I!
Sol 6.1