Sol 6.1

  1. عِشقٌ تَجَدَّدَ ثانِيَه

    وَقُوى الشَبيبَةِ واهِيَه

    Love has been renewed once more,

    though youth's powers are feeble.

  2. فَعَشِقتُ لا أَمَلاً بَلَغ

    تُ وَلا بَقيتُ بِجاهِيَه

    So I fell in love, but attained no hope,

    nor did I preserve my standing.

  3. فَإِذا سَمِعتَ بِعاشِقٍ

    فَاِسأَل دَوامَ العافِيَه

    So whenever you hear of a lover,

    pray for lasting well-being.

  4. إِنّي لَأَقنَعُ بِالخَلا

    صِ فَلا عَلَيَّ وَلا لِيَه

    I am indeed content simply to escape,

    with neither loss nor gain.

  5. هِيَ غَلطَةٌ كانَت وَلا

    وَاللَهِ تَرجِعُ ثانِيَه

    It was a mistake, and never—

    by God—will it happen again.

  6. حَسبي الَّذي قَد كانَ في

    زَمَنِ الصِبا وَكَفانِيَه

    Enough for me is what happened in

    the days of youth; it has sufficed me.

  7. ذَهَبَ الشَبابُ وَإِنَّما

    حَسَراتُهُ هِيَ باقِيَه

    Youth has gone, and only

    regrets for it remain.

  8. وَبَدَت عُيوبي في الهَوى

    مَن لي بِعَينٍ راضِيَه

    My faults have shown themselves in love:

    who will look on me with an approving eye?

  9. يا قَلبُ كَم لَكَ لَفتَةٌ

    هِيَ لِلصِبا مُتَقاضِيَه

    O heart, how many a backward glance is yours,

    demanding its due from youth!

  10. فَاِلبَس خَليعَكَ فَهوَ خَي

    رٌ مِن جَديدِ العارِيَه

    So wear your cast-off garment, for it is better

    than a new one borrowed.

  11. وَقُلِ السَلامُ عَلَيكُم

    يَأَهلَ تِلكَ الناحِيَه

    And say, 'Peace be upon you,

    O people of that quarter!'

  12. وَحَياتِكُم وَحَياتِكُم

    تِلكَ المَوَدَّةُ باقِيَه

    By your lives, by your lives,

    that affection still remains.