زَمانٌan age كَثَوبِlike the robe of الغولِthe ghoul فيهِin it تَلَوُّنٌshifting hues
زَمانٌ كَثَوبِ الغولِ فيهِ تَلَوُّنٌ
فَأَوَّلُهُfor its beginning صَفوٌclarity وَآخِرُهُand its end كَدَرmurkiness
فَأَوَّلُهُ صَفوٌ وَآخِرُهُ كَدَر
An age like the ghoul's robe, with shifting hues;
for its beginning is clear, and its end is murky.