أشعلتI lit عمريmy life شمعةa candle
أشعلت عمري شمعة
يومwhen انطفتwent out لشموعthe candles
يوم انطفت لشموع
I lit my life as a candle
When the candles went out,
أوand ذوَّبتهI melted it امنfrom الولعهthe burning passion
أو ذوَّبته امن الولعه
ليthat بهwithin it اوصابهand afflicted it مُوعanguish
لي به اوصابه مُوع
And melted it with the burning passion
That lay within it and brought it anguish.
ألعيI cry out أوُand اطلبask for فزعهhelp
ألعي أوُ اطلب فزعه
وماand not يانيcame to me المفزوعthe one called upon for help
وما ياني المفزوع
I cry out and ask for help,
Yet the one I called upon has not come to me—
امنfrom الذيthe one who لهhe has سمعهrenown
امن الذي له سمعه
والنبand the word لهhis مسموعheard
والنب له مسموع
From the one who has renown
And whose word is heard.
عمريmy life بلاهwithout him اشنفعهwhat use is it?
عمري بلاه اشنفعه
ليwhen منconditional particle غداbecame ممنوعforbidden
لي من غدا ممنوع
What use is my life without him,
When he has become forbidden to me?
Sol 6.1