صرفتُI turned عنaway from الكيمياalchemy هِمّتيmy ambition
صرفتُ عن الكيميا هِمّتي
وصرَّفتُهاand I devoted it فيto اكتسابacquiring الأدبْliterature
وصرَّفتُها في اكتساب الأدبْ
I turned my ambition away from alchemy,
I diverted my determination from chemistry
And devoted it to the pursuit of literature.
And directed it towards acquiring refinement
فماso not قُلتُI said للبدرِto the full moon أنتyou اللّجينsilver
فما قُلتُ للبدرِ أنت اللّجين
ولاnor قلتُI said للشمسto the sun أنتyou الذهبْgold
ولا قلتُ للشمس أنت الذهبْ
So I did not say to the full moon, 'You are silver,'
So I did not say to the full moon you are silver
Nor did I say to the sun, 'You are gold.'
Nor did I say to the sun you are gold
Sol 6.1