لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowledge لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowledge
لَيتَ شِعري لَيتَ شِعري
أَيُّwhich أَرضٍland هِيَit is قَبريmy grave
أَيُّ أَرضٍ هِيَ قَبري
Would that I knew, would that I knew,
I wish I knew, I wish I knew
which land will be my grave.
In which land my grave will be
ضاعَwas lost عُمريmy life فيin اِغتِرابٍexile
ضاعَ عُمري في اِغتِرابٍ
وَرَحيلٍand travel مُستَمِرِّunceasing
وَرَحيلٍ مُستَمِرِّ
My life has been lost in exile
My life passed in exile
and unceasing travel.
And in constant wandering
وَمَتىand when يَومُthe day وَفاتيmy death
وَمَتى يَومُ وَفاتي
لَيتَنيif only I لَوif كُنتُI were أَدريI know
لَيتَني لَو كُنتُ أَدري
And when will the day of my death be?
When will my death day come?
If only I knew.
If only I had known
لَيسَthere is not ليfor me فيin كُلِّevery أَرضٍland
لَيسَ لي في كُلِّ أَرضٍ
جِئتُهاI came to it مِنany (emphatic) مُستَقَرِّresting place
جِئتُها مِن مُستَقَرِّ
In none of the lands
I have no permanent abode
I have visited do I have a resting place.
In any land I came to
بَعدَafter هَذاthis لَيتَنيif only I أَعbeginning of 'I know'
بَعدَ هَذا لَيتَني أَع
رِفُcompletion of 'I know' ماwhat آخِرُthe end عُمريmy life
رِفُ ما آخِرُ عُمري
After this, if only I knew
After this, I wish I knew
what the end of my life will be.
What the end of my life will be
وَمَتىand when أَخلُصُI become free مِمّاfrom what
وَمَتى أَخلُصُ مِمّا
أَناI فيهِin it لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowledge
أَنا فيهِ لَيتَ شِعري
And when shall I escape what
And when I will be free
I am in? Would that I knew!
From my current state, I wish I knew
وَلَقَدand indeed آنَit is time بِأَنfor … to أَصbeginning of 'I sober up'
وَلَقَد آنَ بِأَن أَص
حوcompletion of 'I sober up' فَماso what ليis with me طالَhas lasted long سُكريmy drunkenness
حو فَما لي طالَ سُكري
And indeed, it is time I sobered
It is time I woke up
up—so why has my drunkenness lasted so long?
Why does my intoxication persist?
أَتُرىdo you think يُستَدرَكُcan be recovered الفاbeginning of 'what has passed'
أَتُرى يُستَدرَكُ الفا
رِطُcompletion of 'what has passed' مِنof تَضييعِsquandering عُمريmy life
رِطُ مِن تَضييعِ عُمري
Do you think what has passed can be recovered—
Can the missed opportunities
what I have squandered of my life?
Of my wasted life be regained?
Sol 6.1