وَكَُنْتُand I was إنْwhen نِكتُI had sex تَلْقانيyou find me أَخَاpossessed of فَرَحٍjoy
وَكَُنْتُ إنْ نِكتُ تَلْقاني أَخَا فَرَحٍ
بَادِيshowing النَّشَاطvigor كَثِيرَmuch given to اللَّهْوِamusement واللَّعِبِand play
بَادِي النَّشَاط كَثِيرَ اللَّهْوِ واللَّعِبِ
And once, when I had sex, you would find me full of joy,
Once when you smiled, I was a joyful brother,
visibly vigorous, much given to amusement and play.
Full of energy, playing games, having fun.
فَصِرْتُbut I have become إنْwhen نِكتُI had sex أَلقَىI experience بَعْدَهُafter it أَلماًpain
فَصِرْتُ إنْ نِكتُ أَلقَى بَعْدَهُ أَلماً
وأُدْرِكُand I perceive النَّقْصَweakening فيin العَيْنينِthe two eyes والرُّكَبِand the knees
وأُدْرِكُ النَّقْصَ في العَيْنينِ والرُّكَبِ
But now, when I have sex, I experience pain afterward,
Now when you smile, I feel only pain,
and I notice weakness in my eyes and knees.
Noticing your eyes and legs that are gone.
فَوَيحَهاso alas for it لَذَّةًa pleasure كَمّhow often أَعْقَبَتْit brought in its wake نَدَماًregret
فَوَيحَها لَذَّةً كَمّ أَعْقَبَتْ نَدَماً
كَواجِدٍlike one who finds لَذَّةًpleasure مِنfrom حَكَّةِscratching الجَرَبِscabies
كَواجِدٍ لَذَّةً مِن حَكَّةِ الجَرَبِ
So alas for that pleasure—how often it has brought regret,
Oh what a pleasure so often leads to regret,
like one who finds pleasure in scratching scabies.
Like someone taking delight in the itch of scabies.
Sol 6.1