لَوَتِhave bent السِتّونَsixty years عوديmy stem
لَوَتِ السِتّونَ عودي
وَحَناand has bowed الدَهرُtime شَطاطيmy tall stature
وَحَنا الدَهرُ شَطاطي
Sixty years have bent my stem,
and time has bowed my tall stature.
فَمَتىso when أُلفىshall I be found بِحَظٍّwith good fortune
فَمَتى أُلفى بِحَظٍّ
ذاpossessed of سُرورٍjoy وَاِغتِباطِand delight
ذا سُرورٍ وَاِغتِباطِ
So when shall I be found fortunate,
possessed of joy and delight?
وَعُلُوُّand the ascent السِنِّof age قَدalready كَسbro- (begins 'broken')
وَعُلُوُّ السِنِّ قَد كَس
سَرَ-ken (completes 'broken') بِالشَيبِwith gray hair نَشاطيmy vigor
سَرَ بِالشَيبِ نَشاطي
And age's ascent has already bro—
—ken my vigor with gray hair.
كَيفَhow سَمَّوهُdid they call it عُلُوّاًan ascent
كَيفَ سَمَّوهُ عُلُوّاً
وَهوَwhile it is أَخذٌa move فيinto اِنحِطاطِdecline
وَهوَ أَخذٌ في اِنحِطاطِ
How did they call it an ascent,
when it is a move into decline?
Sol 6.1