Sol 6.1

  1. ثَمِلَ الكَبيرُ فَظَلَّ يَحسِبُ أَنَّهُ

    كَرَّ الشَبابُ وَلانَ عَظمٌ يابِسُ

    The old man grew drunk and kept thinking that

    Youth had returned and a dry bone had softened.

  2. وَكَأَنَّها لَمّا دَنَت مِن شَيبِهِ

    شَقِرٌ لِنورِ الإِقحِوانِ مَلابِسُ

    And, when it neared his white hair, it seemed like

    Red anemones mingling with daisy blossoms.

  3. وَيَظُنَّها نارَ الخَليلِ سَليمَةً

    وَيَكادُ يَأخُذُ مِن سَناها القابِسُ

    And he thinks it the Friend's harmless fire,

    And a seeker of fire nearly takes a flame from its glow.

  4. ضَحِكَت إِلَيهِ وَهِيَ هازِئَةٌ بِهِ

    لَمّا حَساها وَهُوَ أَزوَرُ عابِسُ

    It smiled at him while mocking him,

    When he sipped it, bent askew and frowning.

  5. ما الناسُ نّاسٌ إِذا تَغَيَّرَ شَكلُهُم

    قُل ما بَدا لَكَ فَالدِيارُ بَسابِسُ

    People are not people when their appearance changes.

    Say what you will, for the dwellings are barren wastes.

  6. ما شَفَّني بُردٌ أَمَحُّ سِوى الصِبا

    وَلَقَد تَمَزَّقَ لي سِواهُ مُلابِسُ

    No threadbare cloak has worn me down except youth,

    And other clothing of mine has indeed been torn apart.

  7. حَبَسَتكَ أَقدارٌ ذَوَتكَ عَنِ المُنى

    فَمَضى الصِحابُ وَأَنتَ ثاوٍ حابِسُ

    Fates have confined you, turning you away from your hopes;

    So the companions have departed, while you linger, staying behind.