رأَتْ حَالي وَقَد حَالَتْ

رأَتْ حَالي وَقَد حَالَتْ

وَقَدْ غَالَ الصِّبا فَوْتُ

وَقَدْ غَالَ الصِّبا فَوْتُ

She saw my state, now changed,

She saw my state when it had changed

and youth ravaged by time’s passing.

And when youth had passed its prime

فَقَالَتْ إذْ تَشَاجَرْنا

فَقَالَتْ إذْ تَشَاجَرْنا

وَلَمْ يُخفَضْ لَنا صَوْتُ

وَلَمْ يُخفَضْ لَنا صَوْتُ

She said, as we quarreled,

So she said, when we quarreled

and no voice of ours was lowered:

And our voices were raised

أَشَيْخٌ مُفْلِسٌ يَهوَى

أَشَيْخٌ مُفْلِسٌ يَهوَى

وَيْعْشَقُ فَاتَكَ الفَوْتُ

وَيْعْشَقُ فَاتَكَ الفَوْتُ

“Does a penniless old man love

An old bankrupt man loves

and burn with passion? Escape has eluded you!

And is enamored of what he has missed

فَلا خَيْرٌ ولا مَيْرٌ

فَلا خَيْرٌ ولا مَيْرٌ

ولا أَيرٌ فَذا مَوْتُ

ولا أَيرٌ فَذا مَوْتُ

So there is no good, no provisions,

So there is neither good nor evil

and no cock—so this is death!”

Nor anything, so this is death