فَدَعِso leave الصِباyouth لِرِجالِهِto its men
فَدَعِ الصِبا لِرِجالِهِ
وَاِخَلعand cast off ثِيابَgarments العارِيَهborrowed property
وَاِخَلع ثِيابَ العارِيَه
So leave youth to its men,
Leave youth to its men,
and cast off the borrowed garments.
And take off the clothes of shame.
وَنَعَمand yes كَبِرتُI have grown old وَإِنَّماand yet
وَنَعَم كَبِرتُ وَإِنَّما
تِلكَthose الشَمائِلُthe traits باقِيَهenduring
تِلكَ الشَمائِلُ باقِيَه
And yes, I have grown old; yet
Yes, I have grown old, yet
those traits remain.
Those qualities remain.
وَيَفوحُand wafts مِنfrom عِطفَيَّmy two sides أَنbreaths (first part)
وَيَفوحُ مِن عِطفَيَّ أَن
فاسُbreaths (last part) الشَبابِyouth كَماjust as هِيَهthey are
فاسُ الشَبابِ كَما هِيَه
And from both my sides waft the
From my shoulders exudes
breaths of youth, unchanged.
The scent of youth as it was.
وَيَميلُand draws بيme نَحوَtoward الصِباyouth
وَيَميلُ بي نَحوَ الصِبا
قَلبٌa heart رَقيقُtender الحاشِيَهdisposition
قَلبٌ رَقيقُ الحاشِيَه
And toward youth I am drawn
And my pliant heart leans
by a heart of tender disposition.
Towards youth, its edges soft.
فيهِwithin it مِنَof الطَربِthe delight القَديthe old (first part)
فيهِ مِنَ الطَربِ القَدي
مِold (last part) بَقِيَّةٌa remnant فيin الزاوِيَهthe corner
مِ بَقِيَّةٌ في الزاوِيَه
Within it, of the delight of old,
In it remains from the ancient
a remnant lingers in the corner.
Ecstasy a remnant in the corner.
الشَوقُthe longing نارٌa fire حامِيَهblazing
الشَوقُ نارٌ حامِيَه
وَلقَدand indeed تَزايَدَhas increased ماwhat بِيَهis within me
وَلقَد تَزايَدَ ما بِيَه
Longing is a blazing fire,
Yearning is a burning fire,
and what is within me has indeed grown.
And indeed the yearning within me has increased.
Sol 6.1