جَلَبَbrought المَجاعَةَfamine ضامِرٌa gaunt one بُخلُmiserly
جَلَبَ المَجاعَةَ ضامِرٌ بُخلُ
قَدindeed خِلتُI thought فيهِin him لِضَعفِهِbecause of his weakness سُلّاconsumption
قَد خِلتُ فيهِ لِضَعفِهِ سُلّا
Gaunt with miserliness, he brought on famine;
A gaunt miser has brought famine.
from his frailty, I thought he had consumption.
From his weakness, I thought he had consumption.
طِفلٌa child وَلَكِنbut أَمرُهُhis condition عَجَبٌa wonder
طِفلٌ وَلَكِن أَمرُهُ عَجَبٌ
قَدindeed عادَhe became again بَعدَafter كُهولَةٍmiddle age طِفلاa child
قَد عادَ بَعدَ كُهولَةٍ طِفلا
A child—yet his condition is a marvel:
A child—yet his condition is a wonder:
after maturity, he has returned a child.
After middle age, he has become a child again.
قَدindeed كانَhe had been حَمَّلَa fetus (contextual reading) لَيلَتَينِof two nights فَلَمyet not
قَد كانَ حَمَّلَ لَيلَتَينِ فَلَم
تَرَyou have seen مِثلَهُhis like طِفلاًas a child وَلاnor حَمَلاas a fetus
تَرَ مِثلَهُ طِفلاً وَلا حَمَلا
He had been carried off for burial, yet never
He had been a two-night-old fetus, yet never
have you seen his like, among children or lambs.
have you seen his like, as child or fetus.
وَمِنَand among العَجائِبِthe wonders أَنthat يَعودَshould become فَتىًa youth
وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ أَن يَعودَ فَتىً
فيin سَبعَseven عَشرَةَten لَيلَةٍa night كَهلاmiddle-aged
في سَبعَ عَشرَةَ لَيلَةٍ كَهلا
And among the wonders is that a youth should become,
And among wonders is that a youth should become,
in seventeen nights, a man grown old.
in seventeen nights, a middle-aged man.
Sol 6.1