ثلاثَthree سنينٍyears مَكثتُI stayed بهاin it
ثلاثَ سنينٍ مَكثتُ بها
حريصاًeager علىfor العِلمِknowledge مُنتَبِهاattentive
حريصاً على العِلمِ مُنتَبِها
For three years I stayed there,
For three years I lived there
Eager for knowledge, attentive
Eager for knowledge, awake
علىto كلِّall ماthat قدalready دَرَستُI studied ومَاand what
على كلِّ ما قد دَرَستُ ومَا
بِغَيرِهwith something other than it ليto me كَانwas مُشتَبِهاconfused
بِغَيرِه لي كَان مُشتَبِها
To all that I had studied, and to what
To all that I had studied and what
Had been confused with something else in my mind.
To me without it was obscure
Sol 6.1