أجَدَّhastened الشبابُyouth قدalready مَضىwent away فَتَسرَّعاthen sped away
أجَدَّ الشبابُ قد مَضى فَتَسرَّعا
وبانَand departed كَماjust as بانَdeparted الخليطُthe companions فوَدَّعاthen bade farewell
وبانَ كَما بانَ الخليطُ فوَدَّعا
Youth hastened on; it has already gone, speeding away,
and departed as the companions departed, bidding farewell.
وماand not كانwas مذموماًblameworthy لديناamong us ثناؤهits good name
وما كان مذموماً لدينا ثناؤه
وصُحبَتُهُand its companionship ماas long as لفَّناgathered us خُلُطٌa mixed company معاtogether
وصُحبَتُهُ ما لفَّنا خُلُطٌ معا
We never found fault with its good name,
nor with its companionship, while a mixed company gathered us together.
فبانَso it departed وجَلّand grew profuse الشيبُgrey hair فيin رسمthe traces of دارهِits dwelling
فبانَ وجَلّ الشيبُ في رسم دارهِ
كماjust as خفَّmoved lightly فَرخٌa young bird ناهِضready for flight فَتَرفعاthen soared aloft
كما خفَّ فَرخٌ ناهِض فَتَرفعا
It departed, and grey hair grew profuse amid its dwelling’s traces,
as a young bird, ready for flight, took wing and soared.
فأصبحso became أخدانيmy companions كأنّas though عليهمupon them
فأصبح أخداني كأنّ عليهم
ملاءَmantles العراقIraq والثغامand white thagham plants المنزَّعاplucked out
ملاءَ العراق والثغام المنزَّعا
So my companions came to look as though they wore
Iraqi mantles and plucked white thagham plants.
يُبينُهمُrecognizes them ذوone possessed of اللبّunderstanding حينَwhen يراهُمُhe sees them
يُبينُهمُ ذو اللبّ حينَ يراهُمُ
بسيماهُمُby their distinguishing marks بِيضاًwhite لحاهُمtheir beards وأصلعاand bald-headed
بسيماهُمُ بِيضاً لحاهُم وأصلعا
A man of understanding recognizes them when he sees them,
by their marks: white-bearded and bald-headed.
Sol 6.1