لمdid not يبقَremain منof نفسيmy soul سوىexcept نفَسٍa breath
لم يبقَ من نفسي سوى نفَسٍ
فانٍfading ومنand of شمسيmy sun سوىexcept فلَقِdaybreak
فانٍ ومن شمسي سوى فلَقِ
Nothing remains of my soul but a breath,
Naught remains of me but a faint breath
fading, and of my sun only dawn's light.
Frail, and of my sun but a flicker
جسديmy body الذيwhich لعبَtoyed السّقامُillness بهِwith it
جسدي الذي لعبَ السّقامُ بهِ
حركاتُهits movements حركاتُthe movements of مختنقِsomeone choking
حركاتُه حركاتُ مختنقِ
My body, which illness has toyed with—
My body, with which illnesses toyed
its movements are those of someone choking.
Its motions, the motions of one suffocated
لمdid not تتركِleave الأسقامُthe illnesses فيin بدنيmy body الthe
لم تتركِ الأسقامُ في بدني ال
مسكينِwretched مُعترَقاa morsel to gnaw لُمعترِقِfor a gnawer
مسكينِ مُعترَقا لُمعترِقِ
The illnesses have not left in my body—the
Illnesses left in my body naught
wretched one—a morsel for anyone to gnaw.
But a poor wretch, tossed to and fro
فلقدfor indeed طلبتُI sought الصبرَpatience محتمِلاbearing
فلقد طلبتُ الصبرَ محتمِلا
ماwhat بيis within me منof البَلوىaffliction فلمbut not أُطِقِI could endure
ما بي من البَلوى فلم أُطِقِ
For indeed I sought patience, bearing
I asked for patience, bearing
the affliction within me, but I could not endure it.
What afflicted me, but could not endure
ياعائديO my visitor والنصحُand counsel منof خلُقيmy nature
ياعائدي والنصحُ من خلُقي
لاdo not تدنُcome near منto نفسيmyself فتحترقِlest you burn
لا تدنُ من نفسي فتحترقِ
O my visitor—and counsel is in my nature—
O you who reproach me - advice is my nature -
do not come near me, lest you burn.
Do not approach me, lest you be burned
Sol 6.1