أَصْبَحَbecame نَحْساًill-starred وكانَand was سَعْداfortunate
أَصْبَحَ نَحْساً وكانَ سَعْدا
مَنْhe who كانَwas مَوْلىًa master فصارَthen became عَبْدَاa slave
مَنْ كانَ مَوْلىً فصارَ عَبْدَا
He became ill-starred, though once fortunate;
He who was once fortune's darling
he who was a master then became a slave.
Is now left a hapless thrall
بَكَىhe wept علىover حُسْنِهِhis beauty زَماناًfor a time
بَكَى على حُسْنِهِ زَماناً
لَمّاwhen رَأىhe saw الشَّعْرَthe hair قَدْalready تَبَدَّىappeared
لَمّا رَأى الشَّعْرَ قَدْ تَبَدَّى
He wept over his beauty for a time
He weeps the beauty of bygone days
when he saw that the hair had appeared.
Seeing his hair turned white overall
لَوْif نَبَتَsprouted الشَّعْرُthe hair فيin وِصالٍunion
لَوْ نَبَتَ الشَّعْرُ في وِصالٍ
لعادَwould turn into ذاكَthat الوِصَالُthe union صَدّاrejection
لعادَ ذاكَ الوِصَالُ صَدّا
If hair were to sprout in union,
If my locks were still black in union
that union would turn to rejection.
Then that union would yet recall
Sol 6.1