ما لي وقَد أتيتُكمْ

ما لي وقَد أتيتُكمْ

في عَرَضٍ قَدْ عَرضا

في عَرَضٍ قَدْ عَرضا

What ails me, when I have come to you

Why did I come to you

concerning a matter that has arisen?

In a moment already passed

سدّدتُ سَهمَ أَملي

سدّدتُ سَهمَ أَملي

ومَا أصَبْتُ الغَرَضَا

ومَا أصَبْتُ الغَرَضَا

I aimed the arrow of my hope,

I aimed the arrow of my hope

yet I did not hit the mark.

Yet I did not hit the target