لَم يَبقَ عِندي مِنَ الإِباءِ سِوى ال

لَم يَبقَ عِندي مِنَ الإِباءِ سِوى ال

نَظرَةِ مُحمَرَّةً مِنَ الغَضَبِ

نَظرَةِ مُحمَرَّةً مِنَ الغَضَبِ

Nothing of proud defiance remains in me except the

Nothing remains in me of dignity except

gaze reddened with anger,

A glance reddened with anger

وَعَضِّ كَفّي عَلى الزَمانِ مِنَ ال

وَعَضِّ كَفّي عَلى الزَمانِ مِنَ ال

غَيظِ وَشَكوى وَقائِعِ النُوَبِ

غَيظِ وَشَكوى وَقائِعِ النُوَبِ

and biting my palm against Time, out of

And my clenched fist on time out of

rage, and lamenting the blows of calamities;

Rage, lamentation and grievous mishaps

أَو زَفرَةٍ تُحسَبُ الضُلوعُ لَها

أَو زَفرَةٍ تُحسَبُ الضُلوعُ لَها

أُطرَ قِسِيٍّ يَرمينَ بِاللَهَبِ

أُطرَ قِسِيٍّ يَرمينَ بِاللَهَبِ

or a sigh that makes the ribs seem

Or a sigh for which ribs are considered

like curved bow frames shooting flames.

Frames of an arduous fire within me

مَضى الرِجالُ الأولى مُذِ اِفتَرَقوا

مَضى الرِجالُ الأولى مُذِ اِفتَرَقوا

عَنِّيَ صارَ الزَمانُ يَلعَبُ بي

عَنِّيَ صارَ الزَمانُ يَلعَبُ بي

Gone are those men; ever since they parted

The first men have passed away since they

from me, Time has been toying with me.

Parted from me, time began to play with me

أَقولُ لَمّا عَدِمتُ نَصرَهُمُ

أَقولُ لَمّا عَدِمتُ نَصرَهُمُ

وا لَهفَ أُمّي عَلَيكُمُ وَأَبي

وا لَهفَ أُمّي عَلَيكُمُ وَأَبي

I say, now that I have lost their aid:

When I lost their support, I say

Oh, my mother's anguish for you, and my father's!

My mother and father long for you