نُكِّستُI was made to regress فيin الخَلقِbodily constitution وحطّتنِيَand they brought me low السْthe (beginning of 'the seventy')
نُكِّستُ في الخَلقِ وحطّتنِيَ السْ
سَبعونَseventy [years] لمَّاwhen أنْthat علَتْadvanced سِنِّيmy age
سَبعونَ لمَّا أنْ علَتْ سِنِّي
I was made to regress in body, and brought low by the
seventy years, as my age advanced.
وغيَّرتْand they changed خَطِّيmy handwriting فأضحَىso it became كماas
وغيَّرتْ خَطِّي فأضحَى كما
تَرىyou see وكمand how much قدindeed غيَّرتْthey changed مِنّيof me
تَرى وكم قد غيَّرتْ مِنّي
And they changed my handwriting, so it became as
you see—and how much of me they have changed!
والموتُand death فيهin it راحةٌrelief منfrom أذَىharm الدْthe (beginning of 'the world')
والموتُ فيه راحةٌ من أذَى الدْ
دُنياworld فماso how أغفَلَهheedless it is عَنّيof me
دُنيا فما أغفَلَه عَنّي
And in death lies relief from the harm of the
world—how heedless death is of me!
Sol 6.1