يَاO عصرِtime of شبيبتيmy youth ولهويand my merriment أرأيتhave you seen?
يَا عصرِ شبيبتي ولهوي أرأيت
مَاhow أسرعswift مَاthe fact that انقضيتyou came to an end عنيaway from me ومضيْتَand you passed away
مَا أسرع مَا انقضيت عني ومضيْتَ
O days of my youth and carefree pleasure, do you realize
O time of my youth and merriment, have you seen
how swiftly you slipped away from me and passed?
how swiftly you came to an end for me and passed away?
قَدْindeed كنتَyou were ساعِدَيmy two forearms عَلَىin كيتsuch-and-such وكيتَand such-and-such
قَدْ كنتَ ساعِدَي عَلَى كيت وكيتَ
واليومَand today فَلَوْthen, if رأيتَyou saw حالِيmy state لَبَكَيْتَyou would surely weep
واليومَ فَلَوْ رأيتَ حالِي لَبَكَيْتَ
You once supported me in such-and-such;
You were indeed my two arms in this and that;
and today, if you saw my condition, you would weep.
and today, if you saw my state, you would surely weep.
Sol 6.1