لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowing إِلىuntil مَتىwhen أَناI فيin الشِعرِpoetry
لَيتَ شِعري إِلى مَتى أَنا في الشِعرِ
كَثيرُabundant الغِنىrichness وَحَظّيand my share قَليلُscant
كَثيرُ الغِنى وَحَظّي قَليلُ
Would that I knew how long, in poetry, I shall remain
I wish I knew for how long I'll be in poetry
So rich, yet with so scant a share.
With abundant wealth yet my luck is little
سِيَّماespecially وَالزَمانِby Time قَدindeed أَصبَحَhas become الفَضلُexcellence
سِيَّما وَالزَمانِ قَد أَصبَحَ الفَضلُ
سَواءًequal فيamong أَهلِهِits people وَالفُضولُand idle talk
سَواءً في أَهلِهِ وَالفُضولُ
Especially—by Time!—now that excellence has become
Especially now when time has made excellence
Equal among its people to idle talk.
Equal among people, both worthy and unworthy
Sol 6.1