كَيفَhow ليfor me ياO عَيشُlife لَوif
كَيفَ لي يا عَيشُ لَو
أَصبَحَbecame مَولاكَyour master مُقيلاone who grants release
أَصبَحَ مَولاكَ مُقيلا
How would it be for me, O life, if
How can I live, O life, if
your master were to grant release?
Your morn appears wearing a frown?
قَدindeed حَمَلناwe have borne مِنfrom رَزاياcalamities
قَد حَمَلنا مِن رَزايا
دَهرِناour age عِبأًa burden ثَقيلاheavy
دَهرِنا عِبأً ثَقيلا
We have borne, from the calamities of
In our days we've borne
our age, a heavy burden.
A heavy burden and toil.
وَمَلِلناand we grew weary مِنهُof it مَغدىًmorning time
وَمَلِلنا مِنهُ مَغدىً
وَمَبيتاًand nighttime rest وَمَقيلاand noonday rest
وَمَبيتاً وَمَقيلا
And we have tired of it in the morning,
We're tired of evening, morrow,
at night and at noonday rest.
Resting time and vigil.
وَأَطَلناand we prolonged فيamong بَنيthe children of أَيّاdays (word continues)
وَأَطَلنا في بَني أَيّا
مِناour (completing 'our days') قالاًtalk وَقيلاand chatter
مِنا قالاً وَقيلا
And we have gone on at length among the children of our
Amongst man's progeny we were
days, with talk and chatter.
Discussed with blame and lies.
صَدِئَrusted العَقلُthe mind بِهِthrough it مِنfrom
صَدِئَ العَقلُ بِهِ مِن
بَعدِafter ماthat (clause marker) كانَit was صَقيلاpolished bright
بَعدِ ما كانَ صَقيلا
The mind has rusted through it,
By it the intellect is rusted
after once being polished bright.
After once being polished.
Sol 6.1