وَزَمانٍand a time مَضىpassed فَماso not عُرِفَwas known الأَوَّthe former (word continues)
وَزَمانٍ مَضى فَما عُرِفَ الأَوَّ
لُ(completes 'the former') إِلّاexcept بِماby what جَناهُhe reaped it الأَخيرُthe latter
لُ إِلّا بِما جَناهُ الأَخيرُ
And a time gone by—the former was known
only by what the latter had wrought.
أَينَwhere أَيّامُناour days بِظِلِّكَin your shade وَالشَمand the company (word continues)
أَينَ أَيّامُنا بِظِلِّكَ وَالشَم
لُ(completes 'the company') جَميعٌunited وَالعَيشُand life غَضٌّfresh نَضيرُflourishing
لُ جَميعٌ وَالعَيشُ غَضٌّ نَضيرُ
Where are our days beneath your shade, when our company
was united, and life was fresh and flourishing?
Sol 6.1