مطرٌrain ماnot يفتّرabates
مطرٌ ما يفتّر
ومعاشand a livelihood مقتّرmeager
ومعاش مقتّر
Rain that never lets up,
Unceasing rain
And a meager livelihood,
And meager livelihood
وزمانand an age بهin it الكريthe noble man (word continues)
وزمان به الكري
مcompletion of 'the noble man' كئيبdowncast محسّرworn out
م كئيب محسّر
And an age in which the noble
In times of misery
man is downcast and worn out,
Gloomy and constricted
ووعيدand a threat وموعدand a promise
ووعيد وموعد
ونكيرand Nakir ومنكرand Munkar
ونكير ومنكر
And a threat and a promise,
Threats and promises
And Nakir and Munkar,
Denial and refusal
ثمthen يأتيcomes علىupon البديsuddenness (word continues)
ثم يأتي على البدي
هcompletion of 'suddenness' الذيthat which منهof it أحذرI fear
ه الذي منه أحذر
Then, all of a sudden, there comes
Then what I fear comes
that which I fear.
Upon the innocent
Sol 6.1