تقضىended مُزاحjesting واِستفاقand came to his senses طَروبُa merry man
تقضى مُزاح واِستفاق طَروبُ
وَأعقبand followed مِنfrom بعدafter المشيبgray hair مَشيبُgray hair
وَأعقب مِن بعد المشيب مَشيبُ
Jesting has ended, and a merry man has come to his senses.
And gray hair followed upon gray hair.
أَلاbehold لَيسَthere is no مِنfor داءailment المَشيبgray hair طَبيبphysician
أَلا لَيسَ مِن داء المَشيب طَبيب
وَلَيسَand does not شَبابyouth زالdeparted عَنكَfrom you يَؤوبreturn
وَلَيسَ شَباب زال عَنكَ يَؤوب
Behold, there is no physician for the ailment of gray hair.
Nor does youth, once departed from you, return.
لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed بانَdeparted الشَبابyouth وَإِنَّنيand indeed I
لَعَمري لَقَد بانَ الشَباب وَإِنَّني
عَلَيهِover it لَمَحزونُtruly saddened الفُؤادthe heart كَئيبdespondent
عَلَيهِ لَمَحزونُ الفُؤاد كَئيب
By my life, youth has indeed departed, and I
am truly saddened at heart over it, despondent.
وَقلتand I said لِضَيفto the guest الشَيبgray hair لَمّاwhen أَلَمَّcame بيto me
وَقلت لِضَيف الشَيب لَمّا أَلَمَّ بي
نَصيبُكyour share مِنيfrom me جفوةcoldness وَقُطوبand scowling
نَصيبُك مِني جفوة وَقُطوب
And I said to the guest—gray hair—when it came to me:
Your share from me is coldness and scowling.
حَرامٌforbidden عَلَيناto us أَنthat تَنالكreach you عِندَناin our midst
حَرامٌ عَلَينا أَن تَنالك عِندَنا
كَرامَةhonor بِرٍّkindness أَوor يَمَسَّكَtouch you طَيبperfume
كَرامَة بِرٍّ أَو يَمَسَّكَ طَيب
It is forbidden to us that, in our midst, you receive
the honor of kindness, or that perfume touch you.
Sol 6.1