قالَsaid ليto me عِندَat مُلتَقىthe meeting place of الرَكبِthe caravan عَمروٌAmr
قالَ لي عِندَ مُلتَقى الرَكبِ عَمروٌ
قُوِّمَwas straightened العودُthe branch بَعدَناafter us فَاِنصاتاso it yielded
قُوِّمَ العودُ بَعدَنا فَاِنصاتا
At the caravan's meeting place, Amr said to me:
The branch has been straightened since we left, and has yielded.
أَينَwhere ذاكَthat الصَباyouthful passion وَأَينَand where التَصابيplaying at youth
أَينَ ذاكَ الصَبا وَأَينَ التَصابي
سَبَقاboth outstripped الطالِبَthe seeker المُجِدِّearnest وَفاتاand both escaped
سَبَقا الطالِبَ المُجِدِّ وَفاتا
Where is that youthful passion, and where that playing at youth?
Both have outstripped the earnest seeker and escaped.
مَنone who قَضىhas crossed عُقبَةَthe pass of الثَلاثينَthirty يَغدوgoes
مَن قَضى عُقبَةَ الثَلاثينَ يَغدو
راجِعاًback يَطلُبُseeking الصِباyouth هَيهاتاimpossible!
راجِعاً يَطلُبُ الصِبا هَيهاتا
Can one who has crossed the pass of thirty go
back in search of youth? Impossible!
لَمnot تَزَلyou ceased وَالمَشيبُwhile gray hair غَيرُnot قَريبٍnear
لَم تَزَل وَالمَشيبُ غَيرُ قَريبٍ
ناعِياًannouncing the death لِلشَبابِof youth حَتّىuntil ماتاit died
ناعِياً لِلشَبابِ حَتّى ماتا
You never ceased, while gray hair was still far off,
proclaiming youth's death until it died.
كُنتَyou used to تَبكيweep for الأَحياءَthe living فَاِستَكثِرِso shed more اليَوtoday (first part)
كُنتَ تَبكي الأَحياءَ فَاِستَكثِرِ اليَو
مَ(completes 'today') مِنَof الدَمعِtears وَاِندُبِand mourn الأَمواتاthe dead
مَ مِنَ الدَمعِ وَاِندُبِ الأَمواتا
You used to weep for the living; so today shed more
tears, and mourn the dead.
Sol 6.1