ولقدْand indeed وصفتُI described البينَparting قبلbefore حصولِهits occurrence
ولقدْ وصفتُ البينَ قبل حصولِه
وسَلكْتُand I followed فيهِin it مَسْلكَthe path of الشّعراءِthe poets
وسَلكْتُ فيهِ مَسْلكَ الشّعراءِ
Indeed, I described parting before it came to pass,
And followed the poets’ path in speaking of it,
حتّىuntil رُميتُI was struck بدائِهwith its malady لِتَفاؤليbecause of my augury
حتّى رُميتُ بدائِه لِتَفاؤلي
بوقوعِهof its occurrence فأَناso I am القتيلُthe slain one بدائيby my malady
بوقوعِه فأَنا القتيلُ بدائي
Until I was struck by its malady for auguring
Its coming—so I am slain by my own malady.