لَحاكِMay He rebuke you اللَهُGod ياO دُنياworld خَلوباًdeceitful one
لَحاكِ اللَهُ يا دُنيا خَلوباً
فَأَنتِfor you are الغادَةُthe graceful maiden البِكرُthe virgin العَجوزُthe old woman
فَأَنتِ الغادَةُ البِكرُ العَجوزُ
May God rebuke you, O deceitful world.
For you are a graceful maiden, a virgin grown old.
وَجَدناكِand we found you الطَريقَthe road إِلىto المَناياdeaths
وَجَدناكِ الطَريقَ إِلى المَنايا
وَقَدand indeed طالَhas grown long المَدىthe distance فَمَتىso when نَجوزُshall we pass beyond
وَقَد طالَ المَدى فَمَتى نَجوزُ
We have found you to be the road to death.
The journey has stretched long; when shall we pass beyond?
سَئِمناwe have grown weary مِنof أَذاكِyour harm فَنَجَّزيناso fulfill it for us
سَئِمنا مِن أَذاكِ فَنَجَّزينا
فَإِنَّfor indeed مُروءَةَthe honor الوَعدِof a promise النُجوزِis fulfillment
فَإِنَّ مُروءَةَ الوَعدِ النُجوزِ
We are weary of your harm, so fulfill your promise to us.
For the honor of a promise lies in its fulfillment.
Sol 6