ياO سيديmy lord عطفاًpity فإنِّيfor indeed I am ميتٌdead
يا سيدي عطفاً فإنِّي ميتٌ
وفيand in دمشقDamascus اليومtoday بردٌcold قدindeed عتَاhas grown fierce
وفي دمشق اليوم بردٌ قد عتَا
O my lord, have pity, for I am dead.
O my master, have mercy, for I am dying
And in Damascus today, the cold has grown fierce.
And in Damascus today there is intense cold
زرقةblueness جسميmy body وبياضand whiteness ثلجِهاher snow
زرقة جسمي وبياض ثلجِها
سنجابِيmy squirrel-fur coat الأبلقpiebald أيَّامdays الشتاwinter
سنجابِي الأبلق أيَّام الشتا
The blue of my body and the white of her snow
The blueness of my body and the whiteness of its snow
Are my piebald squirrel-fur coat on winter days.
My elegant squirrel, the days of winter
Sol 6.1