لاحappeared علىupon وجههhis face انكسارdejection
لاح على وجهه انكسار
إذwhen خطtraced a line فيon وجههhis face العذارthe cheek down
إذ خط في وجهه العذار
Dejection appeared upon his face,
When down traced a line upon his face.
صارhe became حماراa donkey وكانand he had been خشفاa fawn
صار حمارا وكان خشفا
لاnot يستويare equal الخشفthe fawn والحمارand the donkey
لا يستوي الخشف والحمار
He became a donkey, though he had been a fawn;
The fawn and the donkey are not alike.
أقبلcame on إدبارهhis decline فولّىso he turned away
أقبل إدباره فولّى
وقالand he said قولاan utterance بهin it اختصارbrevity
وقال قولا به اختصار
His decline set in, so he turned away,
And said, in a few brief words:
أناI الذيthe one who كنتI was قلتI said كلاno
أنا الذي كنت قلت كلا
غيركchanged you الليلthe night والنهارand the day
غيرك الليل والنهار
“I am who I used to be.” I said, “No—
Night and day have changed you.”
Sol 6.1