ياO شبابيmy youth أفسَدْتَyou have corrupted صالحَthe virtue of دينيmy faith
يا شبابي أفسَدْتَ صالحَ ديني
ياO مشيبيmy gray hair نَغَّصْتَyou have embittered طِيّبَthe sweetness of عيشيmy life
يا مشيبي نَغَّصْتَ طِيّبَ عيشي
O my youth, you have corrupted the virtue of my faith.
My youth, you have corrupted my righteous faith
O my gray hair, you have embittered the sweetness of my life.
My old age, you have embittered my sweet life
فعدوانso, two enemies أنتماyou two لاnot صديقاtwo friends (continued by ن)
فعدوان أنتما لا صديقا
نdual ending completing صديقان, ‘two friends’ تلاعبتماyou two have toyed بحلميwith my forbearance وand طيشيmy rashness
ن تلاعبتما بحلمي و طيشي
So you two are enemies, not friends;
You both are enemies, not friends
you two have toyed with my forbearance and my rashness.
Toying with my dreams and folly
Sol 6.1