إنيindeed I اعتللتfell ill فلمso did not أجدfind ليfor me عائداa visitor to the sick
إني اعتللت فلم أجد لي عائدا
منfrom بينamong معرفةacquaintances ولاnor لوّاذrefuge-seekers
من بين معرفة ولا لوّاذ
Indeed, I fell ill and found no one to visit me,
I fell ill, and found no one to care for me,
among acquaintances or those who sought refuge with me.
Neither a friend to confide in, nor a companion.
لاnot أهلthe people of سامرّاSamarra رعواhonored ليfor me ماwhat مضىhad passed
لا أهل سامرّا رعوا لي ما مضى
عندduring الشدائدhardships لاno ولاnor بغداذBaghdad
عند الشدائد لا ولا بغداذ
Samarra’s people did not honor our past ties
Neither family of Samarra who might remember me,
in times of hardship—no, nor did Baghdad.
Nor helper at times of hardship, neither neighbor nor kinsman.