وَفيand in بَقاياthe remnants of الفُؤادِthe heart نارٌa fire
وَفي بَقايا الفُؤادِ نارٌ
توقَدُis kindled فيin قَلبِthe heart of مُستَهامِone distraught with love
توقَدُ في قَلبِ مُستَهامِ
And in the remnants of the heart there is a fire,
Kindled in the heart of one distraught with love.
وَقَدand indeed نَهانيhas held me back عَنِfrom الغَوانيbeautiful women
وَقَد نَهاني عَنِ الغَواني
ماwhat أَخَذَhas taken الشَيبُgray hair مِنfrom عُراميmy impetuous vigor
ما أَخَذَ الشَيبُ مِن عُرامي
And I have been kept from beautiful women
By what gray hair has taken from my vigor.
قَدindeed كُنتُI was لِلغانِياتِfor beautiful women زيراًa ladies’ man
قَد كُنتُ لِلغانِياتِ زيراً
أَغتَبِقُI drink at evening الريقَsaliva بِالمُدامِwith wine
أَغتَبِقُ الريقَ بِالمُدامِ
I was once a lover of beautiful women,
Drinking saliva with wine at evening.
خَمسينَfifty أَبلَيتُI spent فيin التَصابيyouthful dalliance
خَمسينَ أَبلَيتُ في التَصابي
كَهلاًas a middle-aged man وَفيand in دَولَةِthe reign of الغُلامِyouth
كَهلاً وَفي دَولَةِ الغُلامِ
Fifty years I spent in youthful dalliance,
In middle age and in the reign of youth.
Sol 6.1