تِلكَthose الدِيارُdwellings لَوif أَنَّهاthat they تَتَكَلَّمُspeak
تِلكَ الدِيارُ لَو أَنَّها تَتَكَلَّمُ
كانَتwould be إِلَيكَto you مِنَof البِلىdecay تَتَظَلَّمُcomplaining
كانَت إِلَيكَ مِنَ البِلى تَتَظَلَّمُ
Those are the dwellings—if only they could speak,
Those dwellings, if they could speak,
they would complain to you of the ravages of decay.
would complain to you of decay.
دَرَسَتhave faded مَغانيهاtheir dwelling places وَمَحَّand has worn away جَديدُهاtheir freshness
دَرَسَت مَغانيها وَمَحَّ جَديدُها
بَلrather عادَbecame رَسماًa trace رَبعُهاtheir abode وَالمَعلَمُand the landmark
بَل عادَ رَسماً رَبعُها وَالمَعلَمُ
Their haunts are effaced, and even their newer parts have worn away;
Their dwelling places have faded, and their freshness has worn away;
indeed, their dwelling-ground and landmark have become a mere trace.
rather, their abode and landmark have become mere traces.
لَمdid not يَبقَremain مِنهاof them غَيرُexcept آثارِtraces الصِباyouth
لَم يَبقَ مِنها غَيرُ آثارِ الصِبا
وَمَعاهِدٌand familiar haunts يَشجىgrieves بِهِنَّover them المُغرَمُthe lovesick one
وَمَعاهِدٌ يَشجى بِهِنَّ المُغرَمُ
Nothing remains of them but traces of youth
Nothing remains of them but traces of youth
and familiar haunts over which the love-struck one grieves.
and familiar haunts over which the lovesick one grieves.
Sol 6.1