ياO خَليلَيَّmy two friends مَنْwho عَذيريmy defender مِنَagainst الدُّنْthe world (word begins)
يا خَليلَيَّ مَنْ عَذيري مِنَ الدُّنْ
ياcompletion of 'the world' ومِنْand against جورِهاher injustice عَلَيَّtoward me وصَبْريand my patience
يا ومِنْ جورِها عَلَيَّ وصَبْري
O my two friends, who will deliver me from the worl—
O my two friends, who will defend me against the world,
O my friend, who will defend me from this life
—d, from its tyranny over me—and from my patience?
and against her injustice toward me, and my patience?
And from its tyranny upon me and my patience
عَجباًhow strange أَنَّنيthat I أُنافِسُvie فيin عُمْbuilding up (word begins)
عَجباً أَنَّني أُنافِسُ في عُمْ
رانِcompletion of 'building up' أَيّامِهاher days وتَخْرِبُand she lays waste to عُمْريmy life
رانِ أَيّامِها وتَخْرِبُ عُمْري
How strange that I vie in the build—
How strange that I strive to build up
How strange that I compete in a lifetime
—ing up of its days, while it lays waste to my life!
her days, while she lays waste to my life!
Whose days ruin my life