منwhoever فضّwas broken فوهhis mouth فلمand so did not تسلمremain sound مواضعهits tooth sockets
من فضّ فوه فلم تسلم مواضعه
وأبيضّand turned white أسودهhis black hair وانحلّand unraveled محصدُهhis tightly twisted cord
وأبيضّ أسوده وانحلّ محصدُه
He whose teeth have fallen out, their sockets no longer sound,
And whose black hair has whitened and tightly twisted cord unraveled—
فذاكso that man قدalready ماتhas died إلاexcept أنّهthat he شبحa phantom
فذاك قد مات إلا أنّه شبح
فيهwithin him التنفّسbreathing يحييهkeeps him alive تردّدهits recurrence
فيه التنفّس يحييه تردّده
That man is already dead, nothing but a phantom;
The recurring breath within him keeps him alive.
Sol 6.1