أَرَّقَتنيkept me awake بِالزابِيَينِat the two Zabs هُمومُworries
أَرَّقَتني بِالزابِيَينِ هُمومُ
يَتَعاوَرنَنيtake turns assailing me كَأَنّيas though I were غَريمُa debtor
يَتَعاوَرنَني كَأَنّي غَريمُ
At the two Zabs, worries kept me awake;
they take turns assailing me, as though I were a debtor.
وَمَنَعنَand they withheld الرُقادَsleep مِنِّيَfrom me حَتّىuntil
وَمَنَعنَ الرُقادَ مِنِّيَ حَتّى
غارَset نَجمٌa star وَاللَيلُand the night لَيلٌa night بَهيمُpitch-dark
غارَ نَجمٌ وَاللَيلُ لَيلٌ بَهيمُ
And they withheld sleep from me until
a star set, and the night was a pitch-dark night.
Sol 6.1