جِسمُbody of الفَتىthe young man مِثلُlike قامَhe rose فِعلٌa verb
جِسمُ الفَتى مِثلُ قامَ فِعلٌ
مُذsince كانَit was ماnot فارَقَit left اِعتِلالاinfirmity
مُذ كانَ ما فارَقَ اِعتِلالا
The young man's body is like “qāma” (“he rose”), a verb.
Since it came to be, it has never escaped infirmity.
وَالخِلُّand the friend فيin لَفظِهِhis speech ذَليلٌhumble
وَالخِلُّ في لَفظِهِ ذَليلٌ
بِأَنَّbecause فيin وِدِّهِhis affection اِختِلالاa flaw
بِأَنَّ في وِدِّهِ اِختِلالا
And the friend sounds humble in his words,
Because there is a flaw in his affection.
مَلِلتُI grew weary مِنof حِندِسٍdeep darkness وَصُبحٍand morning
مَلِلتُ مِن حِندِسٍ وَصُبحٍ
وَلَمand I did not أُبِنshow فيهِماin either of them مَلالاweariness
وَلَم أُبِن فيهِما مَلالا
I have grown weary of deep darkness and morning,
Yet I have shown no weariness of either.