كفىit is enough حزناsorrow أنthat قدalready مضتhave passed ليfor me أربعfour
كفى حزنا أن قد مضت لي أربع
وستّونand sixty منof عمريmy life كنظمlike a string of جمانpearls
وستّون من عمري كنظم جمان
It is sorrow enough that four years have passed me by,
Enough of sorrow that sixty-four
And sixty more of my life, like a string of pearls.
Of my years have passed like verses of poetry
ولمand did not ألقI meet فيهاin them صاحباa companion ذاpossessing بصيرةinsight
ولم ألق فيها صاحبا ذا بصيرة
يكونwould be لناfor us عوناa help بهذاin this الزمانage
يكون لنا عونا بهذا الزمان
And in them I met no companion with insight
And I did not find in them a companion of insight
Who would be a help to us in this age.
To be a helper for me in this time
تطلبتهمI sought them فيin كلevery شعبravine وأيكةand grove
تطلبتهم في كل شعب وأيكة
فلمbut did not ألقI find فيهمamong them
فلم ألق فيهم
I sought them in every ravine and grove,
I sought them in every clan and abode
But I did not find among them...
But did not find among them
فلمso did not تعتلقclasp منهمfrom them يدa hand الصدقtruthfulness والصفاand sincerity
فلم تعتلق منهم يد الصدق والصفا
يمينيmy right hand ولمand did not اشكرهمI thank them بلسانيwith my tongue
يميني ولم اشكرهم بلساني
So no hand of truthfulness and sincerity from them clasped
A hand of sincerity and loyalty to grasp mine
My right hand, nor did I thank them with my tongue.
And pledge me its troth, nor did I thank them with my tongue
جريتI ran معwith الإخوانthe brethren فيin طاعةobedience الوفاloyalty
جريت مع الإخوان في طاعة الوفا
فلمّاthen when أنثواthey spread tales عنّيabout me ثنيتI turned back عنانيmy reins
فلمّا أنثوا عنّي ثنيت عناني
I ran with my brethren in obedience to loyalty,
I went along with the brethren, observant of loyalty’s duty
Then, when they spread tales about me, I turned back my reins.
But when they turned away from me, I drew in my reins
Sol 6.1