ياO بَكْرُBakr ماwhat فَعلتْhave done بِكَto you الأَرْطالُthe ratls (wine measures)
يا بَكْرُ ما فَعلتْ بِكَ الأَرْطالُ
ياO دارَhouse ماwhat فَعلتْhave done بكِto you الأَيّامُthe days
يا دارَ ما فَعلتْ بكِ الأَيّامُ
O Bakr, what have the measures of wine done to you?
O Bakr, what have the passing years done to you?
O house, what have the days done to you?
O home, what have the days inflicted upon you?
فيin الدَّارِthe house بَعْدُstill بَقِيّةٌa remnant نَسْتَامُهاwe bid for it
في الدَّارِ بَعْدُ بَقِيّةٌ نَسْتَامُها
إِذْwhile ليسَthere is not فيكَin you بَقيّةٌa remnant تُسْتَامُis bid for
إِذْ ليسَ فيكَ بَقيّةٌ تُسْتَامُ
In the house there is still a remnant we can bid for,
In the home there still remains something we yearn for,
While in you there is no remnant to be bid for.
Since in you nothing is left that we yearn after.
عَرِمَraged الزَّمانُTime علىagainst الدِّيارِthe dwellings بِرَغْمِهِمْagainst their will
عَرِمَ الزَّمانُ على الدِّيارِ بِرَغْمِهِمْ
وعليكَand against you أيضاًalso للزَّمانِfor Time عُرَامُfury
وعليكَ أيضاً للزَّمانِ عُرَامُ
Time has raged against the dwellings, against their will,
Time has worn out the dwellings despite them,
And Time has fury against you, too.
And upon you too, time has cast its decline.
شَغَلَset to work الزَّمانُTime كَرَاكَyour slumber فيin ديوانهِits bureau
شَغَلَ الزَّمانُ كَرَاكَ في ديوانهِ
فَتَفَرَّغَتْso became free لِدَواتِكَfor your inkwell الأَقْلامُthe pens
فَتَفَرَّغَتْ لِدَواتِكَ الأَقْلامُ
Time has set your slumber to work in its bureau,
Time has preoccupied your name in its registry,
So the pens have become free for your inkwell.
So pens were freed for your implements.
Sol 6.1