أطيبُthe sweetest العمرِlife تولَّىhas passed
أطيبُ العمرِ تولَّى
لاdo not تقُلsay بعدُany longer لعلاperhaps
لا تقُل بعدُ لعلا
The sweetest part of life has passed.
The prime of life has come and gone
Do not say 'perhaps' any longer.
Do not say, "Perhaps there's still."
وإذاand when مرَّhas passed شبابٌyouth
وإذا مرَّ شبابٌ
لاdo not ترُمseek حبّاًlove وَوَصلاand union
لا ترُم حبّاً وَوَصلا
And when youth has passed,
And when youth passes by,
Do not seek love and union.
Do not long for love and union.
بعدafter صيفٍsummer وربيعٍand spring
بعد صيفٍ وربيعٍ
لنwill not ترىsee نضراًverdure وظلاand shade
لن ترى نضراً وظلا
After summer and spring,
After a spring and summer,
You will see neither verdure nor shade.
You'll see no verdure or shade.
ليسَthere is no للوقتِfor time وقوفٌstanding still
ليسَ للوقتِ وقوفٌ
إنif تَقُلyou say ياوقتُO time مهلاslow down
إن تَقُل ياوقتُ مهلا
Time does not stand still,
Time does not stand still.
Even if you say, 'O time, slow down.'
If you say, "Wait, time," it won't wait.
Sol 6.1