قدonce; formerly (marks a past state) كنتI used to be أشناI hated; loathed الشمسَthe sun فيماin what; in the time that مضىpassed; went by
قد كنت أشنا الشمسَ فيما مضى
فصرتُbut I have become أشتاقI yearn; long إلىfor; toward الشمسِthe sun
فصرتُ أشتاق إلى الشمسِ
Once, in days gone by, I used to hate the sun;
but now I have come to yearn for the sun.
Sol 5.6