ضَحِكَsmiled الزَّمَانُTime إِلَيَّupon me عَنْin token of إعْتَابِmaking amends
ضَحِكَ الزَّمَانُ إِلَيَّ عَنْ إعْتَابِ
وَاَعَارَنِيand lent me سَمْعاًan ear لبَثِّto pour out عِتَابِreproach
وَاَعَارَنِي سَمْعاً لبَثِّ عِتَابِ
Time smiled upon me, making amends,
Time laughed at me, absolving my reproach,
And lent me an ear to pour out reproach.
And turned a deaf ear to my words of blame.
رَمَدٌeye inflammation بِعَيْنِيin my eye صَرْفُهُits turning away عَنْfrom لَحْظَتِيmy gaze
رَمَدٌ بِعَيْنِي صَرْفُهُ عَنْ لَحْظَتِي
إِذْwhen كَانَwas بِيupon me فِيin شِرَّتِيmy ardor وشَبَابِيand my youth
إِذْ كَانَ بِي فِي شِرَّتِي وشَبَابِي
Its turning away from my gaze is a soreness in my eye,
My eyes grew dim observing his aversion
When it beset me in my ardor and youth.
When in my blossoming youth with me he played.
سَابِقْoutrace بِلَذَّتِكَwith your pleasure الشَّبَابَyouth فَإِنَّنِيfor indeed I
سَابِقْ بِلَذَّتِكَ الشَّبَابَ فَإِنَّنِي
أصْبَحْتُI have become فِيهِin it مُجَرِّراًdragging أَثْوَابِيmy robes
أصْبَحْتُ فِيهِ مُجَرِّراً أَثْوَابِي
Outrace youth with your pleasure, for I
Hasten, delight, to outrun youth while you may,
Have come to drag my robes through it.
For I am dragged, my garments in hand.
وَعلِمْتُand I learned أَنَّthat الدَّهْرَTime حَرْبُthe enemy of شَبِيبَتِيmy youth
وَعلِمْتُ أَنَّ الدَّهْرَ حَرْبُ شَبِيبَتِي
فَخَلَسْتُso I stole فِيin غَفَلاتِهِits heedless moments آرَابِيmy desires
فَخَلَسْتُ فِي غَفَلاتِهِ آرَابِي
And I learned that Time is my youth's enemy,
I've learned time wars against my youth,
So I stole what I desired in its heedless moments.
So I slipped away while heedless was he.
Sol 6.1