اسمَعيlisten مِنّيfrom me أُبِثُّكِI confide to you شانيmy plight
اسمَعي مِنّي أُبِثُّكِ شاني
إِنَّماonly يُبديreveals ضَميريmy innermost thoughts لِسانيmy tongue
إِنَّما يُبدي ضَميري لِساني
Listen to me: I confide my plight to you.
Listen to me, I confide in you, my friend
It is my tongue that reveals my innermost thoughts.
My tongue only reveals what’s in my heart
كَمhow many a أَخbrother ليof mine كانَwas مِنّيclose to me فَلَمّاand when
كَم أَخ لي كانَ مِنّي فَلَمّا
أَنthat (connective) رَأىhe saw الدَّهرَTime جَفانيforsook me جَفانيforsook me
أَن رَأى الدَّهرَ جَفاني جَفاني
How many a brother of mine was close to me; and when
How many brothers I had, but when
He saw Time forsake me, he too forsook me.
They saw time turn against me, they turned against me
لَمdid not يَرُعنيalarm me مِنهُfrom him إِلّاexcept عَدُوّan enemy
لَم يَرُعني مِنهُ إِلّا عَدُوّ
مُوتِرٌstringing نَحويَtoward me قَوسَthe bow الزَّمانِof Time
مُوتِرٌ نَحويَ قَوسَ الزَّمانِ
To my alarm, I found in him only an enemy,
No one cared for me except an enemy
Stringing Time's bow against me,
With his bow drawn toward me, ready to shoot
مُستَعِدٌّready ليfor me بِسَهمwith an arrow فَلَمّاand when
مُستَعِدٌّ لي بِسَهم فَلَمّا
أَنthat (connective) رَأىhe saw الدَّهرَTime رَمانيshot at me رَمانيshot at me
أَن رَأى الدَّهرَ رَماني رَماني
Ready with an arrow for me; and when
His arrow of fate at me, so when
He saw Time shoot at me, he too shot at me.
They saw time plotted against me, they plotted against me
Sol 6.1