طيلسان لابن حرب
يتداعى لا مساسا
A cloak belonging to Ibn Harb
is falling apart—“No touching!”
قد طوى قرناً فقرناً
وأناساً فأناسا
It has passed through age after age,
and people after people.
لبس الأيام حتى
لم تدع فيه لباسا
It wore the days, until
they left nothing wearable in it.
غاب تحت الحس حتى
لا يرى إلا قياسا
It vanished beyond the reach of sense, until
it can be seen only by inference.
Sol 5.6