يَسُرُّ الْمَرْءَ مَا ذَهَبَ اللَّيَالِي وَكَانَ ذَهَابُهُنَّ لَهُ ذَهَابًا
Translation: The passing of nights pleases a person, though their passing is also a passing away for him.
The poetic witness means that the passing of nights pleases a person, although their passing also marks the passing of that person’s life. Mā dhahaba al-layālī is interpreted as dhahābu al-layālī.
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Infinitival Particles: Mā, An and Anna
يَسُرُّ الْمَرْءَ مَا ذَهَبَ اللَّيَالِي وَكَانَ ذَهَابُهُنَّ لَهُ ذَهَابًا
Translation: The passing of nights pleases a person, though their passing is also a passing away for him.
The poetic witness means that the passing of nights pleases a person, although their passing also marks the passing of that person’s life. Mā dhahaba al-layālī is interpreted as dhahābu al-layālī.