نكهاتbreath scents الشبابyoung men تغنيsuffice عنin place of المسmusk (first part)
نكهات الشباب تغني عن المس
كmusk (final part) ونشرand the fragrance of الشبابyoung men نشرthe fragrance of العبيرperfume
ك ونشر الشباب نشر العبير
Young men's breaths suffice in place of musk,
The flavors of youth make up for not touching
and young men's fragrance is the fragrance of perfume.
And the blossoming of youth is the blossoming of fragrance
ورضابand the saliva of الشيوخold men فيamid نكهاتbreath scents الthe (prefix of 'old women')
ورضاب الشيوخ في نكهات ال
عجزold women طعمthe taste of الصحناةsalted-fish relish فيamong مآبيرlarge needles (sense uncertain)
عجز طعم الصحناة في مآبير
And old men's saliva, amid the breaths of
While the joking of elders in the flavors of
old women, tastes like salted-fish relish among large needles [sense uncertain].
Incapacity, the taste of old age in ruins
ومزاحand the joking of الشيوخold men كالصخرlike rock يضنيwears down الروthe soul (first part)
ومزاح الشيوخ كالصخر يضني الرو
حsoul (final part) ثقلاwith heaviness عنfrom مبسمa smiling mouth مهجورforsaken
ح ثقلا عن مبسم مهجور
And old men's joking, like rock, wears down the soul
And the humor of elders is like a rock that weighs down the soul
with its weight, issuing from a forsaken smiling mouth,
Heavily from a forgotten smile
عنfrom ثناياincisors هشيمةshattered جفراتhollowed out
عن ثنايا هشيمة جفرات
واهناتfeeble القوىstrength ونابand a canine كسيرbroken
واهنات القوى وناب كسير
from shattered, hollowed incisors,
From the ruins of crevices and cracks
feeble in strength, and a broken canine.
And the weaknesses of strength and broken fangs
وابتسامand the smiling of الشبابyoung men عنrevealing بردhailstones صلhard (first part)
وابتسام الشباب عن برد صل
دhard (final part) وعنand revealing مثلthe likeness of لؤلؤpearls منثورscattered
د وعن مثل لؤلؤ منثور
And young men's smiles reveal hard hailstones
While the smile of youth is from the coolness of
and the likeness of scattered pearls.
Dew and from a scattered pearl
ودلالand the coquetry of الشبابyoung men أحلىsweeter منthan الشهhoney (first part)
ودلال الشباب أحلى من الشه
دhoney (final part) مشوباًblended بباردwith cool water ممطورrained down
د مشوباً ببارد ممطور
And young men's coquetry is sweeter than honey
And the coquetry of youth is sweeter than praise
blended with cool rainwater.
Mixed with refreshing chilled wine
وتجنّيand the unjust reproaches of الشبابyoung men وصلunion ووصلand union
وتجنّي الشباب وصل ووصل
الشيخthe old man هجرestrangement كالحادثlike a calamity المحذورdreaded
الشيخ هجر كالحادث المحذور
And young men's unjust reproaches are union, while union
And the gathering of youth is connection upon connection
with an old man is estrangement, like a dreaded calamity.
While the elder abandoned it like an accident to be avoided
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle خلاis alone الكبيرthe older man معwith الساal-sāshī (first part; unclear)
وإذا ما خلا الكبير مع السا
شيal-sāshī (final part; unclear) قرنتyou have paired الجاموسthe buffalo باليحمورwith the roebuck
شي قرنت الجاموس باليحمور
And when the older man is alone with al-sāshī [unclear],
And if the elder socializes with the wanton
you have paired the buffalo with the roebuck.
The ox is paired with the zebra
واستحالand turns into النعيمُbliss غيرother than نعيمbliss
واستحال النعيمُ غير نعيم
واستحالand turns into السرورjoy غيرother than سرورjoy
واستحال السرور غير سرور
And bliss turns into something other than bliss,
And delight becomes not delight
and joy turns into something other than joy.
And happiness becomes not happiness
ليسthere is not للشيخfor the old man والعجوزand the old woman سوىexcept النوlamentation (first part)
ليس للشيخ والعجوز سوى النو
حlamentation (final part) علىover ماwhat مضىhas passed منof التقصيرshortcomings
ح على ما مضى من التقصير
The old man and the old woman have nothing but lamentation
The elder and the old have nothing left but
over past shortcomings.
Lamenting the past shortcomings
Sol 6.1