ياO واعديyou who promised me بجزائيwith my reward
يا واعدي بجزائي
يومon the day of الخميسThursday سلاماgreetings
يوم الخميس سلاما
O you who promised me my reward
O you who promised me
on Thursday—greetings!
Peace on Thursday
مضىhave passed ثلاثونthirty يوماًdays
مضى ثلاثون يوماً
بعدsince الخميسThursday تماماin full
بعد الخميس تماما
Thirty days have passed
Thirty days have passed
since Thursday—exactly.
After Thursday completely
وماand not وفيتyou kept faith بوعدwith a promise
وما وفيت بوعد
وماand not رعيتyou honored زماماa bond
وما رعيت زماما
And you have kept no promise,
And you did not fulfill your promise
nor honored any bond.
Nor did you restrain the reins
إلامَhow long أدعوكI call you عونيAwni
إلامَ أدعوك عوني
ولاand not تجيبyou answer إلاماhow long
ولا تجيب إلاما
How long must I call you, Awni,
Why do I call upon you for help
while you give no answer—how long?
And you do not respond at all
وأينand where تنجزyou accomplish أمراًa task
وأين تنجز أمراً
وكيفand how تقضيyou fulfill مراماa wish
وكيف تقضي مراما
And where can you accomplish a task,
And where do you accomplish something
and how can you fulfill a wish,
And how do you fulfill your purpose
إنif كانis يومكyour day شهراًa month
إن كان يومك شهراً
وكانand is شهركyour month عاماa year
وكان شهرك عاما
if your day is a month,
If your day were a month
and your month a year?
And your month were a year
خالفتyou acted unlike بالخلفby breaking your word عنديin my eyes
خالفت بالخلف عندي
ياO ابنson of الكرامthe noble الكراماthe noble
يا ابن الكرام الكراما
By breaking your word, you have, in my eyes, acted unlike
You would have disappointed me with your failure
the noble, O son of the noble.
O son of the most generous people