صباحٌa morning محاسِنُهُits beauties تستفيضabound
صباحٌ محاسِنُهُ تستفيض
وروضٌand a meadow أريضٌlush and spacious وغيمٌand clouds يفيضpour forth
وروضٌ أريضٌ وغيمٌ يفيض
A morning whose beauties abound,
A morning whose beauty overflows
And a lush meadow, and clouds pouring rain.
A meadow, soft, where clouds outpour
فكيفَso how الوفاءُfulfillment بماof what يقتضيهِrequires it
فكيفَ الوفاءُ بما يقتضيهِ
وحالَand has intervened الجريضُchoking anguish دوينَjust before القريضْverse
وحالَ الجريضُ دوينَ القريضْ
How, then, can I give it its due,
How can I fulfill what's asked of me
When choking anguish has barred the way to verse?
When sickly I lie, bones all sore
فأُنسيso my solace مريضٌailing وهمِّيand my sorrow عريضvast
فأُنسي مريضٌ وهمِّي عريض
وطرفيand my gaze غضيضٌdowncast وعظميand my bone مَهيضbroken
وطرفي غضيضٌ وعظمي مَهيض
For my solace is ailing, and my sorrow is vast,
Forget my worries, my gaze downcast
And my gaze is downcast, and my bone is broken.
My body frail, my spirit sagged