أضحتbecame علىon شطbank الخليجthe canal ذخائريmy treasures
أضحت على شط الخليج ذخائري
مزقاًshreds بأيديat the hands of النهبplunder والنيرانand flames
مزقاً بأيدي النهب والنيران
On the canal's bank, my treasures became
My treasures on the shore of the gulf were torn
shreds at the hands of plunder and flames.
By pillaging hands and ravaging flames
وأضرand more grievous منthan شكوىlamenting الحوادثmisfortunes أننيthat I
وأضر من شكوى الحوادث أنني
أصبحتI became مدفوعاًdriven إلىto ابنson of دخانDukhan
أصبحت مدفوعاً إلى ابن دخان
And worse than lamenting misfortunes is that I
Worse than lamenting misfortunes is that I
have found myself driven to Ibn Dukhan.
Was driven to the son of smoke
دعتcalled الضرورةnecessity نحوهtoward him فغشيتهso I visited him
دعت الضرورة نحوه فغشيته
حتىuntil رآنيsaw me اللهGod حيثwhere نهانيforbade me
حتى رآني الله حيث نهاني
Necessity called me toward him, so I visited him,
Necessity led me to him, so I deceived him
until God saw me where He had forbidden me to be.
Until God saw me where He forbade me
طلعتrose عليupon me الشمسthe sun بعدafter طلائعTala'i
طلعت علي الشمس بعد طلائع
وحرمتand I was deprived of عزglory الجاهrank والسلطانand power
وحرمت عز الجاه والسلطان
The sun rose upon me after Tala'i,
The sun rose on me after its harbingers
and I was deprived of the glory of rank and power.
And I was deprived of the glory of prestige and sovereignty
Sol 6.1