ليسthere is not للشيخfor the old man سوىexcept القوthe sustenance (first part)
ليس للشيخ سوى القو
تsustenance (final part) إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جاءcomes قوتهhis sustenance
ت إذا ما جاء قوته
The old man has nothing but sustenance,
when his sustenance comes,
ومكانand a place يتأواhe takes shelter in
ومكان يتأوا
هit ويرضيهand satisfies him مبيتهhis lodging
ه ويرضيه مبيته
and a place he takes shelter
in, and his lodging satisfies him.
يتحارىseek out الناسpeople ألواvarieties (first part)
يتحارى الناس ألوا
ناvarieties (final part) ويكفيهand suffices him سكوتهhis silence
نا ويكفيه سكوته
People seek out variety,
while his silence suffices him.
كلall ماthat يلتذّهrelish it
كل ما يلتذّه
الشبانthe young men فيin العيشlife يفوتّهeludes him
الشبان في العيش يفوتّه
All that is relished
by young men in life eludes him.
والذيand He who أحياهkept him alive حتىuntil
والذي أحياه حتى
بلغَhe reached الشيبَgray hair يميتهcauses him to die
بلغَ الشيبَ يميته
And He who kept him alive until
he grew gray will cause him to die.
Sol 6.1