ماnothing فيin البقاءِliving on لهfor him خيرٌbetter منthan الخيرgoodness
ما في البقاءِ له خيرٌ من الخير
وكيفَand how يبقىhe lives on بلاwithout قلبٍa heart ولاnor صبرِpatience
وكيفَ يبقى بلا قلبٍ ولا صبرِ
Nothing in living on is better for him than goodness.
No good remains in existence without goodness
And how can he live on without a heart or patience?
How can one exist without a heart or patience?
منof الكرىslumber جامدٌfrozen مِنfrom جَفنِthe eyelid of مقلتهِhis eye
من الكرى جامدٌ مِن جَفنِ مقلتهِ
وماءُand the water of مقلتهِhis eye فوقَover الكرىslumber يجرِيflows
وماءُ مقلتهِ فوقَ الكرى يجرِي
Something frozen of slumber comes from his eye's lid.
Tear-drops hardened over his eyelids
And the water of his eye flows over slumber.
While their moisture flows over the hardened tears
ياO عصبةًa band لمdid not تزلyou cease بالنفسِwith the soul تدفعُهاyou drive it
يا عصبةً لم تزل بالنفسِ تدفعُها
حتىuntil أقامتit settled بعومٍby swimming لجةَthe depths of البحرِthe sea
حتى أقامت بعومٍ لجةَ البحرِ
O band that never ceased driving it with the soul,
O people who constantly push it away
Until it settled, swimming, in the depths of the sea,
Until it resides in the deep tumultuous sea
وودَّعَتهُand it bade him farewell لتمضيso that it may depart والعزاءَand solace معاًtogether
وودَّعَتهُ لتمضي والعزاءَ معاً
شوقاًout of longing فقالso he said لعاًmay you recover! هذاthis معwith الدهرِtime
شوقاً فقال لعاً هذا مع الدهرِ
And bade him farewell, to depart together with solace—
And bid it farewell to move on, and consolation too
Out of longing, he said, 'May you recover! This comes with time.'
Yearning, so it said this farewell to time
Sol 6.1