كمْhow long إلىuntil كمhow long تبرُّميmy weariness بحياتيwith my life
كمْ إلى كم تبرُّمي بحياتي
أتلوَّىI writhe تلوِّيَthe writhing of الحيَّاتِthe snakes
أتلوَّى تلوِّيَ الحيَّاتِ
How long—how long—must I be weary of my life?
How much to how much do you blame my life
I writhe as snakes writhe,
I writhe, the writhing of life
تحتَbeneath عبءٍa burden منof الزمانِtime ثقيلٍheavy
تحتَ عبءٍ من الزمانِ ثقيلٍ
وخطوبٍand calamities قوَّسْنَthey bent منِّيin me قناتيmy spear-shaft
وخطوبٍ قوَّسْنَ منِّي قناتي
beneath a heavy burden of time,
Under a heavy burden of time
and calamities that have bent my spear-shaft.
And sorrows that bent my spine