انظُرْlook خِضابَthe dye of الشّبابِyouth قدalready نصَلاhas faded
انظُرْ خِضابَ الشّبابِ قد نصَلا
وزائِرَand the visitor of الأُنْسِjoy بعْدَهُafter it انْفَصَلاdeparted
وزائِرَ الأُنْسِ بعْدَهُ انْفَصَلا
Look: the dye of youth has faded,
And the visitor of joy has departed after it.
ومَطْلَبيand my aim والذيand that which كلِفْتُI was enamored بهِof it
ومَطْلَبي والذي كلِفْتُ بهِ
أمَّلْتُI hoped for تَحْصيلَهُattaining it فَماbut not حصَلاcame to pass
أمَّلْتُ تَحْصيلَهُ فَما حصَلا
And my aim, and that which I was enamored of—
I hoped to attain it, but it did not come to pass.
لاno أملٌhope مُسْعِفٌoffering aid ولاand no عمَلٌaction
لا أملٌ مُسْعِفٌ ولا عمَلٌ
ونحْنُand we فيin ذاthis والمَوْتُand death قدalready وصَلاhas arrived
ونحْنُ في ذا والمَوْتُ قد وصَلا
No hope offers aid, nor is there any action;
And we are in this state, while death has already arrived.
Sol 6.1