ياO شهيدmartyr الواديthe valley ذهبتyou have gone وخلَّيْand left (verb continues)
يا شهيد الوادي ذهبت وخلَّيْ
تَyou (ending of the preceding verb) وفيّاًa faithful one لمdid not يلقfind فيكconcerning you عزاءَهْhis consolation
تَ وفيّاً لم يلق فيك عزاءَهْ
O martyr of the valley, you departed, leaving—
O martyr of the valley, you have gone and left
—behind a faithful friend who found no solace for your loss.
a faithful one who has found no solace for your loss.
لكto you حقa claim عنديupon me وفيand in محنةthe ordeal العلthe illness (word begins)
لك حق عندي وفي محنة العل
لةillness (word ends) أنيthat I لاnot أستطيعI am able قضاءَهْto discharge it
لة أني لا أستطيع قضاءَهْ
You have a claim upon me; amid the ordeal of ill—
You have a claim upon me; part of the torment of ill-
—ness, I am unable to repay it.
ness is that I cannot discharge it.