يقولsays الفكرthought ليto me دنستyou have stained ثوبgarment الشthe … (fragment of ‘youth’)
يقول الفكر لي دنست ثوب الش
شبابyouth وفيand at غداةthe dawn of الشيبgray hair تتعبyou toil
شباب وفي غداة الشيب تتعب
Thought says to me: You have stained the garment of
The mind says to me, you have soiled the robe of youth
youth, and at the dawn of gray hair you toil,
And in the dawn of old age you grow weary
وتغسلهand you wash it بدمعكwith your tears كلevery وقتٍmoment
وتغسله بدمعك كل وقتٍ
وماand not ينقىcomes clean لأنbecause الطبعinnate nature أغلبstronger
وما ينقى لأن الطبع أغلب
and wash it with your tears at every moment,
And wash it with your tears every time
yet it does not come clean, for innate nature is stronger.
Yet it is not cleansed, for nature prevails
Sol 6.1