ياO ابنson of حربHarb كسوتنيyou clothed me طيلساناa mantle
يا ابن حرب كسوتني طيلسانا
يزرعis sown الرفوthe darning فيهin it وهوthough it is سباخbarren, salty soil
يزرع الرفو فيه وهو سباخ
O son of Harb, you have clothed me in a mantle;
Darning is sown into it, though it is barren, salty soil.
ماتdied رفاقهits companions وماتand died بنوهits sons
مات رفاقه ومات بنوه
وبداand appeared الشيبgray hair فيin بنيهمtheir sons وشاخواand they grew old
وبدا الشيب في بنيهم وشاخوا
Its companions have died, and its sons have died;
And gray hair has appeared in their sons, and they have grown old.