ياO مالِMāl إِحدىone of صُروفِthe vicissitudes of الدَهرِtime قَدindeed طَرَقَتhas come by night
يا مالِ إِحدى صُروفِ الدَهرِ قَد طَرَقَت
ياO مالِMāl ماnot أَنتُمُyou (plural) عَنهاfrom it بِنُزّاحِat all far removed
يا مالِ ما أَنتُمُ عَنها بِنُزّاحِ
O Māl, one of time’s calamities has come by night.
O Māl, you are not far removed from it.
ياO مالِMāl جاءَتit has come حِياضَthe pools of المَوتِdeath وارِدَةًcoming to drink
يا مالِ جاءَت حِياضَ المَوتِ وارِدَةً
مِنfrom بَينِamid غَمرٍdeep water فَخُضناهُso we waded through it وَضَحضاحِand shallow water
مِن بَينِ غَمرٍ فَخُضناهُ وَضَحضاحِ
O Māl, it has come to drink at the pools of death,
From amid deep water, which we then waded through, and shallows.
Sol 6.1