مُقَسَّماًdivided طولَthroughout دهريmy lifetime
مُقَسَّماً طولَ دهري
ماemphatic particle بَيْنَbetween شَطٍّa riverbank وَنَهْرِand a river
ما بَيْنَ شَطٍّ وَنَهْرِ
Divided throughout my life
Between a riverbank and a river,
فالماءُfor the water يقشُرُpeels رجليmy foot
فالماءُ يقشُرُ رجلي
والشمسُand the sun تَبْشُرflays ظَهريmy back
والشمسُ تَبْشُر ظَهري
For the water peels the skin from my foot,
And the sun flays my back.