قَدindeed طالَhas grown long قَرنُكَyour horn ياO أَخيmy brother
قَد طالَ قَرنُكَ يا أَخي
فَكَأَنَّهُso it is as though it were شِعرُpoetry الكُمَيتِal-Kumayt
فَكَأَنَّهُ شِعرُ الكُمَيتِ
Indeed, your horn has grown long, my brother;
Your time has been long, my brother,
so it is as though it were al-Kumayt’s poetry.
As if it were the hair of a wise elder.
Sol 6.1