لوif أَنَّنيthat I أفنَيْتُI used up عُمريmy lifetime كُلَّهُall of it
لو أَنَّني أفنَيْتُ عُمري كُلَّهُ
فيin وصفِdescribing شَوقيmy longing مُطنِباًelaborating at length مُسْحَنْفِراrushing onward
في وصفِ شَوقي مُطنِباً مُسْحَنْفِرا
If I spent my whole life
If I spent all my life
describing my longing at length, rushing onward,
Describing my longing, frustrated and sleepless,
لَغدوْتI would surely become فيهin it مُفرِّطاًfalling short لاnot مُفْرِطاًgoing to excess
لَغدوْت فيه مُفرِّطاً لا مُفْرِطاً
ورجعتُand I would return عنهfrom it مُعذِّراًoffering inadequate excuses لاnot مُعذِراًdoing my utmost to be excused
ورجعتُ عنه مُعذِّراً لا مُعذِراً
I would still fall short in it, not go to excess,
I would still fall short, not exaggerate,
and come away making excuses, not having done my utmost.
And end up apologizing, not making excuses
Sol 6.1