لهفgrief نفسيmy soul علىover الزمانtime وفيand in
لهف نفسي على الزمان وفي
أيwhat زمانٍa time دهتنيassailed me الأزمانthe times
أي زمانٍ دهتني الأزمان
My soul grieves over time—and in
My soul yearns for the days gone by
what a time have the times assailed me!
In what time did time abandon me?
حينwhen جاءcame الربيعspring واستقبلand drew near الصيـthe sum- (start of 'summer')
حين جاء الربيع واستقبل الصيـ
ـف-mer (completion of 'summer') وطابand became delightful الطلاءthe wine والريحانand the basil
ـف وطاب الطلاء والريحان
When spring came and sum-
When spring arrived and summer drew nigh
mer drew near, and the wine and basil were delightful.
And the plants were lush and the breeze blew free
Sol 6.1