سئمتI grew weary of حياتيmy life منbecause of كرورِthe recurrence of المصائبِcalamities
سئمت حياتي من كرورِ المصائبِ
وهمتُand I wandered الىtoward حتفيmy death لمرِّbecause of the bitterness of النوائبِmisfortunes
وهمتُ الى حتفي لمرِّ النوائبِ
I have grown weary of my life because of recurring calamities,
I grew weary of the ceaseless stroke of misfortunes,
And wandered toward my death from the bitterness of misfortunes.
And I resolved to end my life from the bitterness of calamities.
غدوتُI went forth in the morning بقلبٍwith a heart كالأسىlike sorrow فيَّwithin me موقدٍkindled
غدوتُ بقلبٍ كالأسى فيَّ موقدٍ
ورحتُand I went in the evening بجسمwith a body ناحلِgaunt of العطفِthe flank شاذِبِwasted
ورحتُ بجسم ناحلِ العطفِ شاذِبِ
I went forth in the morning with a heart kindled within me like sorrow,
I rose with a heart burning like sorrow within me,
And at evening with a body, gaunt of flank and wasted.
And I walked with a body lean from mercy's dearth.
تفاجئُهcatches it unawares نكباءُthe crosswind of البلاياcalamities بعاصفٍwith a gale
تفاجئُه نكباءُ البلايا بعاصفٍ
وتلقاهُand meet it أرواحُthe winds of الرزاياdisasters بحاصبِwith a gravel-pelting storm
وتلقاهُ أرواحُ الرزايا بحاصبِ
The crosswind of calamities catches it unawares with a gale,
Sudden disasters beset me with a storm,
And the winds of disasters meet it with a gravel-pelting storm.
And the spirits of misery met me with hostility.
تنكبتI turned aside عنaway from ذاthis الدهرِage خوفَfor fear of نكوبهِits calamities
تنكبت عن ذا الدهرِ خوفَ نكوبهِ
فنكباهfor its crosswind قدindeed أنضتwore down وأضنتand weakened مناكبيmy shoulders
فنكباه قد أنضت وأضنت مناكبي
I turned aside from this age for fear of its calamities;
I turned away from this life fearing its decline,
For its crosswind has worn down and weakened my shoulders.
Yet its decline had weakened and exhausted my shoulders.
وأخنىand ravaged عليَّupon me الدهرُTime منbecause of ثقلthe weight of وقرهits burden
وأخنى عليَّ الدهرُ من ثقل وقره
وأخنىand ravaged بلاهُits affliction كاهليmy upper back ثمthen غاربيmy withers
وأخنى بلاهُ كاهلي ثم غاربي
And Time ravaged me beneath the weight of its burden,
Time burdened and saddened me with its weight,
And its affliction ravaged my upper back, then my withers.
And its afflictions bent and broke my back.
لقدindeed علنيit plied me with drink علَّa repeated draught of المحالِdeceit لأننيbecause I
لقد علني علَّ المحالِ لأنني
أعلّلُI soothe قلبيmy heart بالأمانيwith hopes الكواذبfalse
أعلّلُ قلبي بالأماني الكواذب
Indeed, it has plied me with draughts of deceit, for I
For I made the impossible possible by
Soothe my heart with false hopes.
Deceiving my heart with false hopes.
Sol 6.1