ياO أَيُّهاyou الرَجُلُman الموَكَّلُdevoted بِالصِباto youthful passion
يا أَيُّها الرَجُلُ الموَكَّلُ بِالصِبا
فيمَwhat business? ابنُone aged سَبعينَseventy المعمَّرُlong-lived مِنwith دَدِplay
فيمَ ابنُ سَبعينَ المعمَّرُ مِن دَدِ
O man, so devoted to youthful passion,
O you who are entrusted with youth
What business has an aged man of seventy with dalliance?
What does the seventy year old fully aged man want?
حَتّامَhow long? أَنتَyou مُوَكَّلٌdevoted بِقَديمَةٍto an old beloved
حَتّامَ أَنتَ مُوَكَّلٌ بِقَديمَةٍ
أَمسَتshe has become تجدَّدُshe renews herself كَاليَمانيlike a Yemeni blade الجيِّدِfine
أَمسَت تجدَّدُ كَاليَماني الجيِّدِ
How long will you remain devoted to an old love,
You are entrusted with an old woman
Who grows fresh again, like a fine Yemeni blade?
Who has become renewed like new Yemeni leather
زانَadorned الجلالُdignity كَمالَهاher perfection وَرَساand settled firmly بِهاwithin her
زانَ الجلالُ كَمالَها وَرَسا بِها
عَقلٌgood sense وَفاضِلَةٌand virtue وَشيمَةُand the character of سَيِّدِa lord
عَقلٌ وَفاضِلَةٌ وَشيمَةُ سَيِّدِ
Dignity graced her perfection, and firmly settled within her were
Dignity adorned her perfection and she was characterized by
Good sense, virtue, and a lord's character.
Wisdom, virtue and the traits of a master
ضَنَّتshe was sparing بِنائِلِهاwith her favor عَلَيكَtoward you وَأَنتُماwhile you two were
ضَنَّت بِنائِلِها عَلَيكَ وَأَنتُما
غِرّانِtwo innocents فيin طَلَبِpursuit الشَبابِyouth الأَغيدِtender
غِرّانِ في طَلَبِ الشَبابِ الأَغيدِ
She withheld her favor from you when you both were
She was stingy in giving you her achievements
Innocents in the pursuits of tender youth.
While you two were deluded in seeking fleeting youth
فَالآنَso now تَرجوyou hope أَنthat تُصيبَكَshe will grant you نائِلاًa favor
فَالآنَ تَرجو أَن تُصيبَكَ نائِلاً
هَيهاتَfar beyond reach! نائِلُهاher favor مَكانَat the place of الفَرقَدِal-Farqad (a star)
هَيهاتَ نائِلُها مَكانَ الفَرقَدِ
So now you hope that she will grant you a favor?
And now you hope to attain her achievements
Far beyond reach! Her favor lies where al-Farqad stands.
Alas! Her achievements are in the place of the coffin
Sol 6.1