معشرcompany of المردthe beardless youths لاdo not تصدّواturn away عنfrom العشthe lov- (begins 'lovers')
معشر المرد لا تصدّوا عن العش
شاق-ers (completes 'lovers') تيهاout of conceit فقدfor … may تغيضrecede البحارthe seas
شاق تيها فقد تغيض البحار
O people, do not proudly turn away
O company of beardless youths, do not turn away from lov-
from lovers—for even seas may run dry.
ers out of conceit, for the seas may recede.
يكسفis eclipsed البدرthe full moon للتمامat fullness وللشمand for the su- (begins 'sun')
يكسف البدر للتمام وللشم
س-n (completes 'sun') كسوفan eclipse والليلand the night منهfrom it النهارthe day
س كسوف والليل منه النهار
The full moon is eclipsed at its fullness, and the sun
The full moon is eclipsed at its fullness, and the su-
has its eclipse; from night comes day.
n has an eclipse; and from night comes day.
إنكمindeed you كنتمwere صغارyoung فزورواso visit
إنكم كنتم صغار فزوروا
قبلbefore أنthat تهجرواyou are shunned وأنتمwhile you are كبارgrown
قبل أن تهجروا وأنتم كبار
You were once young; so come and visit
Indeed, you were once young, so visit,
before you are shunned when you are old.
before you are shunned when you are grown.
