فيin الفَتىthe youth الزِنجِيِّthe Zanj man مِنهُfrom him شَبَهٌa resemblance
في الفَتى الزِنجِيِّ مِنهُ شَبَهٌ
غَيرَexcept أَنَّthat الزِقَّthe wineskin أَذكىcleverer وَأَرَقand more delicate
غَيرَ أَنَّ الزِقَّ أَذكى وَأَرَق
In the Zanj youth there is a resemblance to him,
Except that the wineskin is cleverer and more delicate.
فَاِنقَضىthen ended ذاكَthat وَكانَتand was شِرَّتيmy ardor
فَاِنقَضى ذاكَ وَكانَت شِرَّتي
مِثلَlike ماas (comparative particle) كانَwas ذُبالٌa wick فَاِحتَرَقthen burned up
مِثلَ ما كانَ ذُبالٌ فَاِحتَرَق
Then that ended, and my ardor was
Like a wick that burned away.
Sol 6.1