إنماnothing but الطيفthe dream-vision الملمthat visits briefly
إنما الطيف الملم
فرحjoy يتلوهfollows it همsorrow
فرح يتلوه هم
The visiting dream-vision is but
A joy followed by sorrow.
قلماrarely يحمدis praised أمرa thing
قلما يحمد أمر
ليسthere is not فيهin it ماanything that يذمis blamed
ليس فيه ما يذم
Rarely is a thing praised
That has nothing in it to blame.