لعمريby my life لقدindeed جردتنيyou stripped me bare فوجدتنيand so you found me
لعمري لقد جردتني فوجدتني
كثيرfull of العيوبflaws سيئunsightly in المتجردunclothed appearance
كثير العيوب سيئ المتجرد
By my life, you stripped me bare and found me
full of flaws, unsightly when unclothed.
فأعفيتنيso you exempted me لماwhen رأيتyou saw زمانتيmy infirmity
فأعفيتني لما رأيت زمانتي
ووفقتand you were guided aright منيin my case للقضاءto the judgment المسددsound
ووفقت مني للقضاء المسدد
So you exempted me when you saw my infirmity,
and were guided to sound judgment in my case.
ولستand I am not بذيone with شيخينtwo elders يلتزمانهwho both hold him close
ولست بذي شيخين يلتزمانه
ولكنbut يتيمan orphan ساقطcrippled in الرجلthe foot واليدand the hand
ولكن يتيم ساقط الرجل واليد
Nor do I have two elders to hold me close,
but am an orphan, crippled in foot and hand.