ياOh ويحwoe to دهريَmy age لمnot يبremains (first part of يبقى)
يا ويح دهريَ لم يب
قىremains (completion of يبقى) فيamong بنيهِits sons نصيحُa sincere adviser
قى في بنيهِ نصيحُ
Alas for my age! There remains no
Oh my time, no one remains
sincere adviser among its sons.
Among its sons an advisor
فلاso no فؤادَheart سليمٌsound
فلا فؤادَ سليمٌ
ولاnor ودادَaffection صحيحُtrue
ولا ودادَ صحيحُ
So no heart is sound,
No heart left undamaged
nor is any affection true.
No love left unblemished
وكلُّand all ماthat which يخبأconceals القلبُthe heart
وكلُّ ما يخبأ القلبُ
فيin العيونِthe eyes يلوحُshows
في العيونِ يلوحُ
And all that the heart conceals
All that the heart conceals
shows in the eyes.
In the eyes betrays
وكلناand all of us فيin عناءِhardship
وكلنا في عناءِ
فمنso who إذنْthen يَسترِيحُfinds rest
فمن إذنْ يَسترِيحُ
And all of us are in hardship;
We're all in misery
so who, then, finds rest?
So who then can rest?
Sol 6.1