ولكَمand how many مجلسٍa gathering لديكin your presence اِنفَصلناwe parted
ولكَم مجلسٍ لديك اِنفَصلنا
عنهfrom it مثلَlike الصَباthe east wind عنfrom الأَزهارِthe blossoms
عنه مثلَ الصَبا عن الأَزهارِ
And how many a gathering in your presence we have parted
How many a gathering we'd attended ere
from, like the east wind from the blossoms.
We parted from it like the breeze from flowers
أنتَyou عينُthe eye الزمانtime لاdo not تُنكِرfind strange السُقsick- (beginning of 'sickness')
أنتَ عينُ الزمان لا تُنكِر السُق
مَ-ness (completing 'sickness') فماfor it is not مُنكَرٌstrange فيin العُيونِthe eyes
مَ فما مُنكَرٌ في العُيونِ
You are the eye of time; do not be surprised by sick-
Thou art the spring of life; deny it not.
ness, for it is not strange in eyes.
What strangeness in thine eyes could there be, pray?
Sol 6.1