كِرامnoble men رَمَتنيcast me المُرضِعاتthe wet nurses بِبابهمat their door
كِرام رَمَتني المُرضِعات بِبابهم
وَحيداًalone فَكانَso became اللطفthe kindness مِنهُمfrom them مُؤانسيmy companion
وَحيداً فَكانَ اللطف مِنهُم مُؤانسي
Noble men—the wet nurses cast me at their door,
The noble nurtured me at their door
Alone, so their kindness became my companion.
Alone, so their kindness was my companion
فَهُمfor they عَوَدُونيthey accustomed me بِالجَميلto kindness تَفضلاًout of generosity
فَهُم عَوَدُوني بِالجَميل تَفضلاً
وَهُمand they أَجلَسونيthey seated me فيin صَدورthe places of honor المَجالسthe gatherings
وَهُم أَجلَسوني في صَدور المَجالس
For they accustomed me to kindness, out of generosity,
They would grace me with kindness out of generosity
And they seated me in the places of honor at gatherings.
And seat me amidst the honored in gatherings
وَهُمand they أَكرَمونيthey honored me بَينamong قَوميَmy people يافِعاًas a youth
وَهُم أَكرَموني بَين قَوميَ يافِعاً
وَهُمand they البسونيthey clothed me مِنfrom among أَجلthe finest المَلابسthe garments
وَهُم البسوني مِن أَجل المَلابس
And they honored me among my people while I was a youth,
They honored me amongst my peers in my prime
And they clothed me in the finest garments.
And adorned me with the finest of garments
وَهُمand they عَذبواthey tormented قَلبيmy heart بِكُلwith every كَريهةaffliction
وَهُم عَذبوا قَلبي بِكُل كَريهة
وَهُمand they اِشتَغَلواthey occupied فكريmy mind بِطولwith prolonged الوَساوسanxieties
وَهُم اِشتَغَلوا فكري بِطول الوَساوس
And they tormented my heart with every affliction,
They gladdened my heart despite each sorrow
And they occupied my mind with prolonged anxieties.
And busied my thoughts with constant musings
وَهاand here أَناI أَرجوhope for اليَومtoday عَودَةَthe return of برهمtheir kindness
وَها أَنا أَرجو اليَوم عَودَةَ برهم
عَلىin رَغمspite of جَبارa tyrant وَكيدand the scheming of مُنافسa rival
عَلى رَغم جَبار وَكيد مُنافس
And here I am today, hoping their kindness will return,
And here I am today, hoping for their kindness again
Despite a tyrant and a rival's scheming.
Despite the tyranny and schemes of rivals