حاليmy plight .. كحالlike the plight of شعوبناour peoples العربيةArab
حالي .. كحال شعوبنا العربية
ليI have كلevery يومٍday .. ثورةٌa revolution وand قضيّةa cause
لي كل يومٍ .. ثورةٌ و قضيّة
My plight ... is like that of our Arab peoples.
My state is like that of our Arab peoples
Every day I have ... a revolution and a cause.
Each day for me is a revolution and a cause
بعضيpart of me يموتdies وكلand all ماthat which قدّمتُI offered لمdid not
بعضي يموت وكل ما قدّمتُ لم
يشفعavail لوقْفto halt معاركيmy battles اليوميّةdaily
يشفع لوقْف معاركي اليوميّة
Part of me dies, and all I have offered has not
Some of me dies though all I have offered
helped halt my daily battles.
Did not avail to stop my daily battles
سأشيبُI will grow gray والخيباتُand disappointments تشربdrink منfrom دميmy blood
سأشيبُ والخيباتُ تشرب من دمي
وغداًand tomorrow أموتI die بحسرتيwith my anguish الأبديّةeternal
وغداً أموت بحسرتي الأبديّة
I will grow gray while disappointments drink from my blood,
I will grow old while disappointments drink of my blood
And tomorrow I will die with my eternal anguish.
And tomorrow I will die with my eternal regret