نشأتُI grew up ولستُand I am not أعرفُI know ليof mine عدوّاًan enemy
نشأتُ ولستُ أعرفُ لي عدوّاً
وهاand here أناI لستُI am not أعرفُI know منwho معينيmy helper
وها أنا لستُ أعرفُ من معيني
I grew up knowing no enemy of mine.
I grew up not knowing any enemies
And here I am, not knowing who my helper is.
Yet now I do not know who supports me
كأنَّas though الناسَpeople ليسَthere are no لهمfor them قلوبٌhearts
كأنَّ الناسَ ليسَ لهم قلوبٌ
تحركهنَّstir them أنفاسُbreaths الحزينِthe sorrowful one
تحركهنَّ أنفاسُ الحزينِ
As though people had no hearts
It's as if people have no hearts
That the breaths of the sorrowful could stir.
That would be moved by the breath of the sad one
إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle أبصرواthey see ذاone with الهمِّsorrow فرُّواthey flee
إذا ما أبصروا ذا الهمِّ فرُّوا
فرارَflight الروحِthe soul منfrom وجهِthe face المنونِdeath
فرارَ الروحِ من وجهِ المنونِ
Whenever they see one burdened with sorrow, they flee,
If they see one with worries, they flee
As the soul flees from the face of death.
Like a soul fleeing the face of death
وأكثرُand most منof those whom تصاحبهمْyou befriend them ديونٌdebts
وأكثرُ من تصاحبهمْ ديونٌ
وياand oh ويلَwoe الفقيرِthe poor man منbecause of الديونِdebts
ويا ويلَ الفقيرِ من الديونِ
And most of those you befriend are debts,
Most who befriend them are laden with debts
And woe to the poor man because of debts!
Oh what misery for the poor in debt
دعِlet الدنياthe world ترفعُit raises كلَّevery وغدٍknave
دعِ الدنيا ترفعُ كلَّ وغدٍ
فإنfor indeed الخمرَwine قدindeed سُدَّتْhas been stoppered بطينِwith clay
فإن الخمرَ قد سُدَّتْ بطينِ
Let the world raise every knave,
Leave this world that exalts each new day
For wine has indeed been stoppered with clay.
For the wine flask is now sealed
Sol 6.1