أصبحتُI have become واللهby God فيin مضيقstraits
أصبحتُ والله في مضيق
هلis there? منْany دليلٍguide علىon الطريقِthe way
هل منْ دليلٍ على الطريقِ
By God, I have fallen into straits.
I swear by God I'm in dire straits
Is there any guide along the way?
Is there a guide to show me the way?
أفٍّfie! لدنياupon a world تلاعبتْit toyed بيwith me
أفٍّ لدنيا تلاعبتْ بي
تلاعبَthe toying of الموجthe waves بالغريقِwith the drowning man
تلاعبَ الموج بالغريقِ
Fie upon a world that toyed with me
Alas, a world that toys with me
as the waves toy with a drowning man.
As waves toy with one who's drowned
أصبتُI acquired فيهاin it دُريهماتٍa few dirhams
أصبتُ فيها دُريهماتٍ
فبغضتنيso they made me hated إلىto الصديقِthe friend
فبغضتني إلى الصديقِ
I acquired a few dirhams in it,
I've made mistakes again and again
and they made my friend hate me.
And even friends look at me with disdain
Sol 6.1