ياOh لَيْتَwould that أَنَّthat يَدِيmy hand شَلَّتْbecame paralyzed وَلَمْand did not يَرَنِيsee me
يا لَيْتَ أَنَّ يَدِي شَلَّتْ وَلَمْ يَرَنِي
خَلْقٌany person أَمُدُّI stretch out إِلَيْهِto him بِالسُّؤالِin begging يَداa hand
خَلْقٌ أَمُدُّ إِلَيْهِ بِالسُّؤالِ يَدا
Oh, would that my hand had been paralyzed, and I had not been seen
by anyone as I stretched out a hand to him to beg.
وَلَيْتَand would that سُقْمِيmy sickness الَّذِيwhich فِيin الْحالِcircumstances مِنْfrom عَدَمِيmy destitution
وَلَيْتَ سُقْمِي الَّذِي فِي الْحالِ مِنْ عَدَمِي
أَحَلَّهُlodged it الدَّهْرُTime مِنِّيof me الرُّوحَthe soul وَالْجسَدَاand the body
أَحَلَّهُ الدَّهْرُ مِنِّي الرُّوحَ وَالْجسَدَا
And would that my fortunes’ sickness, born of my destitution,
had been lodged by Time in my soul and body.
بَلْRather لَيْتَنِيwould that I لَمْnot أَكُنْI had been خَلْقاًa created being وَإِذْand when قَسَمَallotted الْthe
بَلْ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَكُنْ خَلْقاً وَإِذْ قَسَمَ الْ
حَياةَlife قاسِمُهاits allotter ليto me قَصَّرَshortened الأَمَداthe lifespan
حَياةَ قاسِمُها لي قَصَّرَ الأَمَدا
Rather, would that I had never been created; and when he allotted
life to me, would that its allotter had shortened my span.
فَالْمَوْتُfor death أَرْوحُmore restful مِنْthan عَيْشٍa life مُنِيتُI was afflicted بِهِwith it
فَالْمَوْتُ أَرْوحُ مِنْ عَيْشٍ مُنِيتُ بِهِ
وَلَمْand has not يَعِشْlived مَنْone who تقَضّىpassed عَيْشُهُhis life نَكَداin misery
وَلَمْ يَعِشْ مَنْ تقَضّى عَيْشُهُ نَكَدا
For death is more restful than the life inflicted on me;
nor has he lived whose life was spent in misery.
Sol 6.1