رَغمَ أَنفي مِن أَن تُرى مَهتوكا

رَغمَ أَنفي مِن أَن تُرى مَهتوكا

أَو أَرى لي ما عِشتُ فيكَ شَريكا

أَو أَرى لي ما عِشتُ فيكَ شَريكا

My nose is rubbed in the dust at your being seen dishonored,

Despite my displeasure at seeing you downtrodden

Or at my seeing, while I live, someone sharing you with me.

Or seeing anyone share my life with you

صِرتَ مَملوكَ كُلِّ مَن تَرتَجي فِل

صِرتَ مَملوكَ كُلِّ مَن تَرتَجي فِل

ساً لَدَيهِ وَكُنتَ قَبلُ مَليكا

ساً لَدَيهِ وَكُنتَ قَبلُ مَليكا

You have become the slave of anyone from whom you hope for a fil-

You have become subservient to anyone whose protection you seek

s, though once you were a king.

When once you were free

أَيُّ شَيءٍ أَنساكَ بَعدِيَ أَيما

أَيُّ شَيءٍ أَنساكَ بَعدِيَ أَيما

نَكَ أَنّي أَبوكَ بَعدَ أَبيكا

نَكَ أَنّي أَبوكَ بَعدَ أَبيكا

What made you forget, in my absence, your oath-

What thing made you forget me after

s that I am your father after your father?

I who was like a father to you after your father?

كُنتُ أَلحى مُقرانَ في الكَشحِ حَتّى

كُنتُ أَلحى مُقرانَ في الكَشحِ حَتّى

كَشَحَتني حَوادِثُ الدَهرِ فيكا

كَشَحَتني حَوادِثُ الدَهرِ فيكا

I used to reproach Muqran for estrangement, until

I used to frequently visit seeking favor until

Time's calamities estranged me from you.

The fortunes of time made me shunned from you