ماwhat بالُails مُنىhopes قَلبيَmy heart بَعدَafter المَيلِaffection
ما بالُ مُنى قَلبيَ بَعدَ المَيلِ
أَلغَتthey annulled عِدَتيmy promise مِثلَlike كَلامtalk اللَيلِthe night
أَلغَت عِدَتي مِثلَ كَلام اللَيلِ
What ails my heart's hopes after love?
What ails my heart after nightfall
They have annulled my promise like talk in the night.
My count erased like night talk
كَفٌّa hand طرقتI struck بِهاwith it الحَصىthe pebbles ليfor me زَمَناًfor a time
كَفٌّ طرقت بِها الحَصى لي زَمَناً
مِنfrom خَلفيَbehind me تَنبذُflings الحَصىthe pebbles ياO وَيليmy woe
مِن خَلفيَ تَنبذُ الحَصى يا وَيلي
A hand with which I struck pebbles for myself awhile
A palm with which I tapped the pebbles once
Flings pebbles from behind me—woe is me!
From behind me the pebbles cast away oh my sorrow
Sol 6.1