وماand not زلتI ceased أرجوI hope for الحظgood fortune واليسرand ease والغنىand wealth
وما زلت أرجو الحظ واليسر والغنى
زماناfor a long time فأفنيتso I used up الشبيبةyouth والعمراand life
زمانا فأفنيت الشبيبة والعمرا
And I have kept hoping for good fortune, ease, and wealth,
Still I hope for luck, ease, and wealth
So long that I have spent my youth and my life.
For years, so I wasted my youth and life
ترينيshow me الأمانيhopes بارقاتlightning flashes بلاwithout حياrain
تريني الأماني بارقات بلا حيا
وأقطعُand I pass أيّاميmy days وأنتظرand I await الدهراtime
وأقطعُ أيّامي وأنتظر الدهرا
Hopes show me lightning flashes without rain,
Illusions show me glimpses without life
And I pass my days and wait on time.
And I spend my days waiting for fate
أسوّفI put off with promises نفسيmyself اليومtoday واليومand the day بعدهafter it
أسوّف نفسي اليوم واليوم بعده
تعاليلconsolations مضنىone worn down by illness لاnot يموتhe dies ولاand not يبراhe recovers
تعاليل مضنى لا يموت ولا يبرا
I put myself off today and the day after,
I procrastinate today and tomorrow
With the consolations of an ailing man who neither dies nor recovers.
Futile promises that won't die or pass
فكنتso I was كحبلىlike a pregnant woman بينbetween قبرينtwo graves لمnot تزلshe ceased
فكنت كحبلى بين قبرين لم تزل
تبكيهماshe weeps over them both حتىuntil استجدّتshe acquired anew لهاfor herself قبراa grave
تبكيهما حتى استجدّت لها قبرا
So I was like a pregnant woman between two graves, who never ceased
So I'm like a pregnant woman between two graves
Weeping over them until she gained a new grave for herself.
Crying for them until a grave is dug for her