وَسَائِلٍand an inquirer كَيْفَhow الزَّمَانُtime أجَبْتُهُI answered him
وَسَائِلٍ كَيْفَ الزَّمَانُ أجَبْتُهُ
دَرَجَتْهُfolded it فيin شكليmy form يدhand التكوينcreation
دَرَجَتْهُ في شكلي يد التكوين
And to one who asked, 'What is time like?' I replied:
How time responds I asked
The hand of creation has folded it into my form.
Its steps shaped my body’s form
عَقْليmy mind خَرِيفٌautumn وَالرَّبيعُand spring حُشَاشَتِيmy remaining life-force
عَقْلي خَرِيفٌ وَالرَّبيعُ حُشَاشَتِي
وَالصَّيفُand summer قلبيmy heart وَالشِّتَاءُand winter جُفُونِيmy eyelids
وَالصَّيفُ قلبي وَالشِّتَاءُ جُفُونِي
My mind is autumn, and spring is my spark of life;
My mind's autumn, my spirit spring
And summer is my heart, and winter is my eyelids.
My heart's summer, my eyes winter's gloom
Sol 6.1