تلوتI recited كتابthe book of الدهرtime حتىuntil كأننيas though I
تلوت كتاب الدهر حتى كأنني
أرىI see الأمسyesterday أمسyesterday; possibly a typo for 'became' آخرthe last of الصفحاتthe pages
أرى الأمس أمس آخر الصفحات
I have recited the book of time until it is as though I
I read the book of life until it seemed
See yesterday [become] the last of the pages.
I saw yesterday as the last page
فماso not منany جديدٍnew thing فيin الحياةlife يلذdelights ليme
فما من جديدٍ في الحياة يلذ لي
وماand not منany قديمold thing لذdelighted ليme هوit آتcoming
وما من قديم لذ لي هو آت
So nothing new in life delights me,
Nothing new in life gives me pleasure
And nothing old that once delighted me is to come.
Nothing old gave me pleasure that came
ولمand not يبقremains ليfor me نداًa peer منof الألفthe thousand واحدٌa single one
ولم يبق لي نداً من الألف واحدٌ
بمسقطin the birthplace of رأسيmy head غذunclear as written; likely 'when' فقدتI lost لدائيfor my illness; likely a typo for 'my peers'
بمسقط رأسي غذ فقدت لدائي
And of a thousand, not a single peer remains to me
No old friends left, just one
In my birthplace, [when] I lost [my peers].
In my hometown after I lost my friend
وإنيand I لفيindeed in شوقٍlonging إلىfor منthose who تحملواdeparted
وإني لفي شوقٍ إلى من تحملوا
وليسand not يلمreunites الشملthe scattered company غيرother than وفاتيmy death
وليس يلم الشمل غير وفاتي
And I truly long for those who have departed,
Longing for those who endured
And only my death will reunite us.
Only my death will reunite us
وفيand in عالمthe world of الدنياearthly life شهدناwe witnessed العجائباwonders
وفي عالم الدنيا شهدنا العجائبا
فماso what ياO, expressing wonder ترىdo you suppose المشهودwhat is witnessed بعدafter مماتيmy death
فما يا ترى المشهود بعد مماتي
And in this earthly world we have witnessed wonders;
In this world we witnessed wonders
So what, I wonder, will be witnessed after my death?
What more will be seen after my death?
Sol 6.1