إذاwhenever فكرتI reflected فيon زمنan age عبوسgrim
إذا فكرت في زمن عبوس
وفيand on جيليmy generation منof البشرhumankind الخسيسbase
وفي جيلي من البشر الخسيس
Whenever I reflect on a grim age
When I think of a gloomy age
And on my generation of base men,
And of my mean generation,
لزمتُI kept to البيتthe house مضطراcompelled كأنّيas though I were
لزمتُ البيت مضطرا كأنّي
ذوone with وترa blood feud دفنتI was buried بلاwithout جليسa companion
ذو وتر دفنت بلا جليس
I am compelled to stay at home, as though I were
I am compelled to stay at home
A man with a blood feud, buried without a companion.
Like one with a buried lute, without company.
Sol 6.1