ياO دَهرُTime ماذاwhy الطُروقُthe night-time visitation بِالأَلَمِwith pain
يا دَهرُ ماذا الطُروقُ بِالأَلَمِ
حامٍdefend لَناfor us عَنin defense of بَقِيَّةِwhat remains الكَرَمِgenerosity
حامٍ لَنا عَن بَقِيَّةِ الكَرَمِ
O Time, why this visit by night with pain?
O fate, why the separation with pain
Defend for us what remains of generosity.
Bearing for us the rest of generosity
إِنif كُنتَyou are لاno بُدَّescape آخِذاًtaking عِوَضاًa substitute
إِن كُنتَ لا بُدَّ آخِذاً عِوَضاً
فَخُذthen take حَياتيmy life وَدَعand spare حَياlife-giving rain الأُمَمِof the nations
فَخُذ حَياتي وَدَع حَيا الأُمَمِ
If you must take a substitute,
If you must take a price
then take my life and spare the nations’ life-giving rain.
Then take my life and leave the lives of nations
لاmay not دَرَّyield دَرُّbounty السَقامِof sickness كَيفَhow رَمىit struck
لا دَرَّ دَرُّ السَقامِ كَيفَ رَمى
طَبيبَthe physician آمالِناof our hopes مِنَfrom السَقَمِsickness
طَبيبَ آمالِنا مِنَ السَقَمِ
May sickness yield no good! How has it struck
No harm in the flowing of disease, how it aimed
the physician who cures our hopes of sickness?
At the healer of our hopes against the illness
Sol 6.1