طيلسانa mantle لابنbelonging to Ibn حربHarb
طيلسان لابن حرب
يتداعىfalls apart لاwithout مساساtouching
يتداعى لا مساسا
A cloak belonging to Ibn Harb
A mantle belonging to Ibn Harb
is falling apart—“No touching!”
falls apart without a touch.
قدalready طوىhas outlasted قرناًa century فقرناًthen another century
قد طوى قرناً فقرناً
وأناساًand people فأناساthen more people
وأناساً فأناسا
It has passed through age after age,
It has outlasted century after century,
and people after people.
and people after people.
لبسwore الأيامthe days حتىuntil
لبس الأيام حتى
لمdid not تدعleave فيهin it لباساclothing
لم تدع فيه لباسا
It wore the days, until
It wore the days until
they left nothing wearable in it.
they left it nothing to wear.
غابvanished تحتbeneath الحسsensory perception حتىuntil
غاب تحت الحس حتى
لاnot يرىis seen إلاexcept قياساby inference
لا يرى إلا قياسا
It vanished beyond the reach of sense, until
It sank below the reach of the senses, until
it can be seen only by inference.
it could be seen only by inference.
Sol 6.1