أيحسبdoes it suppose صرفcaprice الدهرtime أنيthat I عائبهfinding fault with it
أيحسب صرف الدهر أني عائبه
علىfor ماwhat أتىit committed منof زلةa misstep وأعاتبهand I reproach it
على ما أتى من زلة وأعاتبه
Does time’s caprice suppose that I find fault with it
Does the vicissitudes of fate think I blame it
For a misstep it has made, and reproach it?
For what has happened, reproaching and accusing?
وماذاand what عسىmight يجديbenefit عليme عتابهreproaching it
وماذا عسى يجدي علي عتابه
وقدand already أنشبتhave sunk in فيinto خلبthe membrane of قلبيmy heart مخالبهits claws
وقد أنشبت في خلب قلبي مخالبه
And what good could reproaching it do me,
What use is there in blaming and reproaching,
When its claws have already sunk into the membrane of my heart?
When its claws have dug deep into my heart?
Sol 6.1