ياO زماناage ألبسhas clothed الthe
يا زمانا ألبس ال
أحرارfreeborn people ذلاhumiliation ومهانهand disgrace
أحرار ذلا ومهانه
O age that has clothed the
O time, do not dress
freeborn in humiliation and disgrace,
The free in humiliation
لستyou are not عندىin my view بزمانan age
لست عندى بزمان
إنماnothing but أنتyou زمانهa chronic affliction
إنما أنت زمانه
To me, you are no age;
You are not my time
you are nothing but a chronic affliction.
Rather, you are its time
كيفhow نرجوwe hope for منكfrom you خيراgood
كيف نرجو منك خيرا
والعلىwhile nobility فيكin you مهانةdishonored
والعلى فيك مهانة
How can we hope for good from you
How can we hope for good from you
when nobility is dishonored in you?
When the exalted are disgraced in you?
أجنونis it madness ماwhat نراهwe see it
أجنون ما نراه
منكfrom you يبدوappears أمor مجانهwantonness
منك يبدو أم مجانه
Is it madness that we see
Is this madness we see in you
appearing from you, or wantonness?
Real or imagined?
Sol 6.1