أنهيI report إليكto you منsome of خفيthe hidden part of حاليmy condition
أنهي إليك من خفي حالي
ومنand of أمورmatters قدalready أكلنthey have consumed باليmy mind
ومن أمور قد أكلن بالي
I report to you something of my hidden condition,
I confide to you my hidden state
and of matters that have eaten away at my mind.
And of matters that have consumed my mind
أغصنيhas made me choke الزمانtime بالزلالon pure water
أغصني الزمان بالزلال
أصبحتI have become والشكوىand the complaint لذيto the Lord of الجلالmajesty
أصبحت والشكوى لذي الجلال
Time has made me choke on pure water.
Time has choked me with disintegration
I have become—my complaint is to the Lord of Majesty,
I have become, and complain is to the Almighty
ثمthen إلىto العصمةthe safeguard والثمالand the refuge
ثم إلى العصمة والثمال
أبيAbu (father of) عليAli كاشفdispeller of الأهوالterrors
أبي علي كاشف الأهوال
then to the safeguard and refuge,
Then to steadfastness and determination
Abu Ali, dispeller of terrors—
My father Ali, dispeller of terrors
أباa father of بناتdaughters وقليلand having little المالwealth
أبا بنات وقليل المال
لاnot أرقدI sleep الليلat night منbecause of السعالcoughing
لا أرقد الليل من السعال
a father of daughters, with little wealth.
A father of daughters and little money
I do not sleep at night because of coughing,
I do not sleep at night from coughing
مفكراًthinking فيabout كثرةthe multitude of العيالdependents
مفكراً في كثرة العيال
وغفلةand the neglect of الأيامthe days عنof أمثاليpeople like me
وغفلة الأيام عن أمثالي
thinking of my many dependents,
Thinking of many dependents
and the days' neglect of people like me.
And the days' neglect of my like
Sol 6.1