وصاحبand a companion صاحبنيkept me company فيin الصباyouth
وصاحب صاحبني في الصبا
حتىuntil ترديتI donned رداءthe cloak of المشيبgray hair
حتى ترديت رداء المشيب
And a companion kept me company in youth,
My companion in my youth
until I donned the cloak of gray hair.
Until my hair turned gray
لمdid not يبدreveal ليto me ستينsixty حولاyears ولاnor
لم يبد لي ستين حولا ولا
بلوتI found through experience منin أخلاقهhis character ماanything that يريبcauses misgivings
بلوت من أخلاقه ما يريب
For sixty years he showed me no cause for misgiving, nor
Before I was sixty years old
did I find anything troubling in his character.
I learned of his questionable morals
أفسدهcorrupted him الدهرtime ومنand who ذاthis one الذيwho
أفسده الدهر ومن ذا الذي
يحافظkeeps العهدthe pledge بظهرbehind the back of المغيبthe absent one
يحافظ العهد بظهر المغيب
Time corrupted him—and who is there
Time corrupted him, for who
who keeps faith when the other is absent?
Can keep their word hidden away?
ثمthen افترقناwe parted لمdid not أصبI find مثلهhis like
ثم افترقنا لم أصب مثله
عمريmy lifetime ومثليand my like أبداًever لاnot يصيبhe finds
عمري ومثلي أبداً لا يصيب
Then we parted; I have not found his like
Then we parted, never will I find
in all my life, and he will never find my like.
In my life another like him
فأعجبso marvel لهاat it منas a فرقةparting باعدتput distance
فأعجب لها من فرقة باعدت
بينbetween أليفينtwo close companions وكلand each حبيبbeloved
بين أليفين وكل حبيب
So marvel at this parting that put distance
How strange is this separation
between two close companions, each beloved.
That came between two dear friends
Sol 6.1