عاقنيhindered me عنfrom وداعكbidding you farewell الأشغالaffairs
عاقني عن وداعك الأشغال
وهمومand cares أتتcame عليّupon me طوالlong-lasting
وهموم أتت عليّ طوال
Affairs kept me from bidding you farewell,
Preoccupations kept me from bidding you farewell
and long-lasting cares befell me.
And worries that went on and on
ومقامand staying العزيزthe man of honor فيin بلدa land الذhumiliation (continued next line)
ومقام العزيز في بلد الذ
لcompletes الذل: humiliation إذاwhen أمكنis possible الرحيلdeparture محالabsurd
ل إذا أمكن الرحيل محال
And for a man of honor to stay in a land of humiliation,
To stay in a place of degradation when possible
when departure is possible, is absurd.
To move on is impossible
حيثwhere لاno مدفعmeans of warding off عنagainst الضيمoppression بالسَّيْwith the sword (continued next line)
حيث لا مدفع عن الضيم بالسَّيْ
فِcompletes السيف: sword وماand no للحروبfor wars فيهin it مجالscope
فِ وما للحروب فيه مجال
Where oppression cannot be warded off with the sword,
Where there is no deterring injustice with a sword
and there is no room there for war.
And there is no scope for wars
فعليكso upon you السلامpeace ياO ظبيةfemale gazelle الكرal-Karkh (continued next line)
فعليك السلام يا ظبية الكر
خcompletes الكرخ: al-Karkh أقمتموحانyou have stayed, and the time has come منيfrom me ارتحالdeparture
خ أقمتموحان مني ارتحال
So peace be upon you, O gazelle of al-Karkh;
So farewell, gazelle of the meadow
you have stayed, and my time to depart has come.
You stayed while I departed
Sol 6.1