أَيُّهاO الربعthe dwelling place الَّذيthat قَدalready دَثراhas fallen into ruin
أَيُّها الربع الَّذي قَد دَثرا
خَلَعbestowed الدَّهرُTime عَلَيهupon it الغِيَراvicissitudes
خَلَع الدَّهرُ عَلَيه الغِيَرا
O dwelling-place that has fallen into ruin,
O dwelling place that has fallen into ruin,
Time has clothed it in the vicissitudes of fortune.
Time has clothed it in vicissitudes.
أَينَwhere منthose كُنتَyou were بِهِمwith them أنساat ease وَمنand those
أَينَ من كُنتَ بِهِم أنسا وَمن
صِرتُI became منfrom بَعدهمafter them مُعتبَراan object lesson
صِرتُ من بَعدهم مُعتبَرا
Where are those with whom I was at ease—and those
Where are those with whom you were at ease, and those
after whom I became one who took heed?
after whose departure I have become an object lesson?
عَطفturned الدَّهرُTime عَلَيهِمupon them عَطفَةa single onslaught
عَطف الدَّهرُ عَلَيهِم عَطفَة
سَلبstole away الأُنسcompanionship وَأَبقىand left behind الأَثَراthe traces
سَلب الأُنس وَأَبقى الأَثَرا
Time turned upon them with a single turn,
Time turned upon them with a single onslaught,
stripping away companionship and leaving only a trace.
stole away companionship, and left the traces.
وَقَضىand fulfilled مِنكfrom you زَمانTime وَطَراa desire
وَقَضى مِنك زَمان وَطَرا
طالَlasted long ماthat قَضيتَyou fulfilled منهُfrom it وَطَراa desire
طالَ ما قَضيتَ منهُ وَطَرا
And Time has had its fill of you;
And Time has taken its pleasure from you;
long have you had your fill of it.
long had you taken your pleasure from it.
