لَوif تَيَقَّنتُI were certain أَنَّthat ضَيفَthe guest of بِياضِthe whiteness of الشَيgray hair (continued next line)
لَو تَيَقَّنتُ أَنَّ ضَيفَ بِياضِ الشَي
بِ(completes “gray hair”) يَبقىhe would remain لَماthen … not كَرِهتُI would hate البَياضاthe whiteness
بِ يَبقى لَما كَرِهتُ البَياضا
If I were certain that the guest—the whiteness of gray hair—
would remain, I would not hate the whiteness.
غَيرَexcept أَنّيthat I عَلِمتُI learned مِنfrom ذَلِكَthat الزاthe visitor (continued next line)
غَيرَ أَنّي عَلِمتُ مِن ذَلِكَ الزا
ئِرِ(completes “the visitor”) ماwhat يَقتَضيhe demands وَماand what يَتَقاضىhe exacts
ئِرِ ما يَقتَضي وَما يَتَقاضى
But I learned from that visitor
what he demands and what he exacts.
Sol 6.1