جَليسٌa companion لناof ours لاnot يَبرحceases الدهرَforever قاعداًseated
جَليسٌ لنا لا يَبرح الدهرَ قاعداً
رماناflung at us بهwith him الحِرمانُdeprivation منfrom حيثُماwherever رمىit flung
رمانا به الحِرمانُ من حيثُما رمى
A companion of ours who remains forever seated;
A companion sits with us, never leaving,
Deprivation flung him at us, from wherever it flung him.
Though deprivation has struck wherever he aims.
لهhe has مُقلةan eye حولاsquinting وعينٌand an eye مريضةٌailing
له مُقلة حولا وعينٌ مريضةٌ
وعمَاand in قريبa short while سوفwill يُدركهovertake him العمىblindness
وعمَا قريب سوف يُدركه العمى
He has a squinting eye and an ailing eye,
He has dimmed vision and a sickly eye,
And before long, blindness will overtake him.
And blindness will soon overtake what is near.
إذاwhen أبصرتsaw عينايmy two eyes طلعتَهhis face التيwhich
إذا أبصرت عيناي طلعتَه التي
أموتُI die بهاbecause of it غمّاًof grief أرىI see الموتَdeath مَغنماa gain
أموتُ بها غمّاً أرى الموتَ مَغنما
When my eyes behold his face, at the sight of which
When my eyes see that rising light
I die of grief, I see death as a gain.
For which I die of sorrow, I see death as gain.
Sol 6.1