ياO أَيُّهاyou الرَجُلُthe man الموَكَّلُenthralled بِالصِباby youthful passion
يا أَيُّها الرَجُلُ الموَكَّلُ بِالصِبا
فيمَwhat business? ابنُa son of سَبعينَseventy المعمَّرُlong-lived مِنwith دَدِdalliance
فيمَ ابنُ سَبعينَ المعمَّرُ مِن دَدِ
O man infatuated with youth,
O man enthralled by youthful passion,
what has a long-lived man of seventy to do with dalliance?
What business has a long-lived man of seventy with dalliance?
حَتّامَuntil when? أَنتَyou مُوَكَّلٌenthralled بِقَديمَةٍby an aged beloved
حَتّامَ أَنتَ مُوَكَّلٌ بِقَديمَةٍ
أَمسَتshe has become تجدَّدُrenewed كَاليَمانيlike a Yemeni blade الجيِّدِfine
أَمسَت تجدَّدُ كَاليَماني الجيِّدِ
How long will you remain enamored of an aged woman
How long will you remain enthralled by an aged beloved,
who now renews herself like a fine Yemeni blade?
Who has grown fresh again, like a fine Yemeni blade?
زانَadorned الجلالُdignity كَمالَهاher perfection وَرَساand took firm root بِهاin her
زانَ الجلالُ كَمالَها وَرَسا بِها
عَقلٌreason وَفاضِلَةٌand virtue وَشيمَةُand the character of سَيِّدِa lord
عَقلٌ وَفاضِلَةٌ وَشيمَةُ سَيِّدِ
Majesty has adorned her perfection, and firmly rooted in her
Dignity adorned her perfection, and firmly rooted in her were
are wisdom, virtue, and the disposition of a master.
Reason, virtue, and the character of a lord.
ضَنَّتshe was stingy بِنائِلِهاwith her favor عَلَيكَtoward you وَأَنتُماwhile you both
ضَنَّت بِنائِلِها عَلَيكَ وَأَنتُما
غِرّانِboth inexperienced فيin طَلَبِpursuit of الشَبابِyouth الأَغيدِtender and graceful
غِرّانِ في طَلَبِ الشَبابِ الأَغيدِ
She withheld her favors from you when you both were
She withheld her favor from you when you both were
callow, in pursuit of graceful youth.
Inexperienced, in pursuit of tender, graceful youth.
فَالآنَso now تَرجوyou hope أَنthat تُصيبَكَshe grants you نائِلاًa favor
فَالآنَ تَرجو أَن تُصيبَكَ نائِلاً
هَيهاتَfar beyond reach! نائِلُهاher favor مَكانَat the place of الفَرقَدِthe star Farqad
هَيهاتَ نائِلُها مَكانَ الفَرقَدِ
And now you hope that a favor from her may reach you?
So now you hope that she will grant you a favor?
Far from it—her favor lies where Farqad, the polar star, stands.
Far beyond reach! Her favor lies where the star Farqad stands.
Sol 6.1