عَجِبتُI marveled لِلظَبيat the gazelle بانَتdeparted عَنهُfrom him صاحِبَةٌa mate
عَجِبتُ لِلظَبي بانَت عَنهُ صاحِبَةٌ
لاقَتshe met جُنودَhosts مَناياdeaths لاnot تُناخيهاshe contends with them
لاقَت جُنودَ مَنايا لا تُناخيها
I marveled at the gazelle whose mate had departed from him.
She met the hosts of death, unable to contend with them.
فَاِرتاعَso he was distraught يَوماًfor a day وَيَوماًand for a day ثُمَّthen ثالِثَةًa third
فَاِرتاعَ يَوماً وَيَوماً ثُمَّ ثالِثَةً
وَمالَand he turned بَعدُafterward إِلىtoward أُخرىanother female يُواخيهاhe befriends her
وَمالَ بَعدُ إِلى أُخرى يُواخيها
So he was distraught for a day, and another, then a third,
And afterward he turned to another, making her his companion.
ماnever شَدَّtightened صَرفُvicissitudes زَمانٍtime عِقدَةًa knot لِأَذىًfor harm
ما شَدَّ صَرفُ زَمانٍ عِقدَةً لِأَذىً
إِلّاexcept وَمَرُّand the passing لَياليهِits nights يُراخيهاloosens it
إِلّا وَمَرُّ لَياليهِ يُراخيها
Time's vicissitudes have never tightened a knot of suffering
Without the passing of its nights loosening it.
Sol 6.1