خَرِفَhas grown senile الخَريفُautumn وَأَنتَwhile you فيin شُغُلٍpreoccupation
خَرِفَ الخَريفُ وَأَنتَ في شُغُلٍ
عَنfrom بَهجَةِthe splendor of الأَزمانِtimes وَالحُقَبِand ages
عَن بَهجَةِ الأَزمانِ وَالحُقَبِ
Autumn has grown senile, while you are distracted
Autumn has passed and you were busy
From the splendor of times and ages.
Unaware of the joys of the times and eras
أَوراقُهُits leaves صُفرُyellow وَقَهوَتُناand our wine
أَوراقُهُ صُفرُ وَقَهوَتُنا
صَفراءُyellow مِثلُlike الشَمسِthe sun فيin اللَهَبِthe flame
صَفراءُ مِثلُ الشَمسِ في اللَهَبِ
Its leaves are yellow, and our wine
Its leaves were yellow and our coffee
Is yellow, like the sun amid flame.
Was yellow like the sun in flames
يَأتيcomes بِهاwith it غَيريsomeone other than me وَأَشرَبُهاand I drink it
يَأتي بِها غَيري وَأَشرَبُها
ذَهَباًgold عَلىupon ذَهَبٍgold بِلاwithout ذَهَبِgold
ذَهَباً عَلى ذَهَبٍ بِلا ذَهَبِ
Another brings it, and I drink it:
Another will bring it and I will drink it
Gold upon gold, without gold.
Gold on gold without any gold
Sol 6.1