ياO وَيحَalas for صِبيَتيmy little children الَّذينَwhom تَرَكتُهُمI left them
يا وَيحَ صِبيَتي الَّذينَ تَرَكتُهُم
لاnot يُنضِجونَthey cook مِنَbecause of الهُزالِemaciation كُراعاa trotter
لا يُنضِجونَ مِنَ الهُزالِ كُراعا
Alas for my little children whom I left behind!
They cannot cook a trotter, so emaciated are they.
قَدindeed كانَwas فِيَّin me لَوَif اِنَّthat دَهراًtime رَدَّنيbrought me back
قَد كانَ فِيَّ لَوَ اِنَّ دَهراً رَدَّني
لِبَنِيَّto my sons حَتّىuntil يَكبَرواthey grow up لَمَتاعاsurely a source of support
لِبَنِيَّ حَتّى يَكبَروا لَمَتاعا
There would surely have been in me—had time brought me back
to my sons until they grew up—a source of support.
Sol 6.1