عَهدٌa past time تَوَلَّتwent away بِهِwith it الأَيّامُthe days وَاِنجَرَدَتand swept away
عَهدٌ تَوَلَّت بِهِ الأَيّامُ وَاِنجَرَدَت
بِحُسنِهِwith its beauty وَلَعاتُthe burning passions البَينِof parting فَاِنجَرَداso it lay bare
بِحُسنِهِ وَلَعاتُ البَينِ فَاِنجَرَدا
A time the days bore away; and away swept
the flames of parting with its beauty, leaving it bare.
غَداbecame لَهُfor it المُزنُthe rain clouds مَنهَلاًpouring forth بَوادِرُهُtheir first showers
غَدا لَهُ المُزنُ مَنهَلاً بَوادِرُهُ
كَأَنَّas though فيهِwithin it لِيُحيِيbelonging to Yahya أُصبَعاًa finger وَيَداand a hand
كَأَنَّ فيهِ لِيُحيِي أُصبَعاً وَيَدا
The rain clouds began pouring their first showers upon it,
as though within them were a finger and a hand of Yahya’s.
Sol 6.1