عجبتI marveled لمفتونat a deluded man يخلفhe leaves behind بعدهafter him
عجبت لمفتون يخلف بعده
لوارثهfor his heir ماwhat كانhe used to يجمعamass منfrom كسبِearnings
لوارثه ما كان يجمع من كسبِ
I marvel at a deluded man who leaves behind him
for his heir what he used to amass from earnings.
حوواthey took possession of ماwhat لهbelonged to him ثمthen استهلواthey cried aloud لقبرهover his grave
حووا ما له ثم استهلوا لقبره
بباديwith outward بكاءweeping تحتهbeneath it ضحِكُlaughter القلبthe heart
ببادي بكاء تحته ضحِكُ القلب
They took possession of what was his, then cried aloud over his grave
with outward weeping, beneath which lay the heart’s laughter.
Sol 6.1