قالواthey said لقدْindeed كسدَlost its market القريضُpoetry فقلتُso I said بلْrather
قالوا لقدْ كسدَ القريضُ فقلتُ بلْ
عاشتْlived on ضراغمُهُits lions وماتَand died ضباعُهُits hyenas
عاشتْ ضراغمُهُ وماتَ ضباعُهُ
They said, 'Poetry has indeed lost its market.' I said, 'Rather,
They said poetry is dead, but I said:
Its lions have lived on, and its hyenas have died.
No, its light lives on though its beasts have died.
الآنَnow طابَbecame pleasant سماعُهُhearing it وتقطَّعَتْand were cut off
الآنَ طابَ سماعُهُ وتقطَّعَتْ
أطماعُهُits hopes of gain وتعزَّزتْand gained esteem صنّاعُهُits craftsmen
أطماعُهُ وتعزَّزتْ صنّاعُهُ
Now it is a delight to hear, and cut off are
Now its sound is welcome, its greed lies broken,
Its hopes of gain, while its craftsmen have gained esteem.'
Its craft grows stronger, no longer one-sided.
Sol 6.1