بُؤسَwoe قَلبيmy heart كَيفَhow ذَلّاit became abased
بُؤسَ قَلبي كَيفَ ذَلّا
صارَit became لِلسُقمِfor sickness مَحَلّاa dwelling
صارَ لِلسُقمِ مَحَلّا
Woe to my heart—how abased it has become!
The misery of my heart, how it has weakened
It has become a dwelling for sickness.
Becoming a place for illness
لَمnot أَكُنI was أَخشىI fear الَّذيthat which كاbegins 'was'
لَم أَكُن أَخشى الَّذي كا
نَcompletes 'was' وَقَدand indeed كُنتُI was مُخَلّىleft free
نَ وَقَد كُنتُ مُخَلّى
I had not feared what came
I did not fear what has happened
to pass, while I was free.
Though I was free
ذُبتُI melted away حَتّىuntil ماnot أَرىI see ليfor me
ذُبتُ حَتّى ما أَرى لي
فيin مِراةِthe mirror الشَمسِthe sun ظِلّاa shadow
في مِراةِ الشَمسِ ظِلّا
I have melted away till I cannot see my
I have melted away until I do not see
shadow in the mirror of the sun.
In the mirror of the sun a shadow
صَفَحَmay pardon اللَهُGod لِمَنfor whoever يَظbegins 'he wrongs me'
صَفَحَ اللَهُ لِمَن يَظ
لُمُنيcompletes 'he wrongs me' عَمّاfor what اِستَحَلّاhe deemed lawful
لُمُني عَمّا اِستَحَلّا
May God pardon whoever wrongs
May God forgive those who wrong me
me for what he deemed lawful.
For what they made permissible
Sol 6.1