سئمت العيش حين رأي

سئمت العيش حين رأي

ت صرف الدهر يرهقني

ت صرف الدهر يرهقني

I wearied of life when I saw

I grew weary of life when I saw

the turns of Time burdening me

time's vicissitudes burdening me with

صعوداً والصعود إلي

صعوداً والصعود إلي

ه يعجزني فيقلقني

ه يعجزني فيقلقني

with an arduous ascent—and climbing toward

an ascent—and the climb up to

it leaves me helpless and disquieted.

it defeats me and so distresses me.

وبنتُ الموت بالآلا

وبنتُ الموت بالآلا

م والأوجاع تطرقني

م والأوجاع تطرقني

And Death’s daughter, with pains

And death's daughter, with pains

and aches, comes knocking in the night:

and aches, visits me by night.

تُؤرقني تحرِّقني

تُؤرقني تحرِّقني

تُعرقني تُغرقني

تُعرقني تُغرقني

she keeps me awake, she burns me;

She keeps me sleepless, scorches me,

she makes me sweat, she drowns me.

makes me sweat, drowns me.