عَجِبتُI marveled لِلظَبيat the gazelle بانَتparted عَنهُfrom him صاحِبَةٌa mate
عَجِبتُ لِلظَبي بانَت عَنهُ صاحِبَةٌ
لاقَتshe met جُنودَhosts of مَناياdeaths لاnot تُناخيهاshe could match them
لاقَت جُنودَ مَنايا لا تُناخيها
I marveled at the gazelle whose mate had parted from him:
She met hosts of death she could not match.
فَاِرتاعَso he was distraught يَوماًfor a day وَيَوماًand a day ثُمَّthen ثالِثَةًa third
فَاِرتاعَ يَوماً وَيَوماً ثُمَّ ثالِثَةً
وَمالَand he turned بَعدُafterward إِلىtoward أُخرىanother female يُواخيهاhe takes her as a companion
وَمالَ بَعدُ إِلى أُخرى يُواخيها
So he was distraught for a day, and another, then a third,
And afterward turned to another, taking her as his companion.
ماnot شَدَّtied tight صَرفُthe vicissitudes of زَمانٍtime عِقدَةًa knot لِأَذىًto cause pain
ما شَدَّ صَرفُ زَمانٍ عِقدَةً لِأَذىً
إِلّاexcept وَمَرُّand the passing of لَياليهِits nights يُراخيهاloosens it
إِلّا وَمَرُّ لَياليهِ يُراخيها
Time's vicissitudes never tie a knot of pain
Without the passing of its nights loosening it.
Sol 6.1