شُئِمتِyou were deemed ill-starred ياO هِمَّةًresolve عادَتreturned شَآمِيَّةًSyrian
شُئِمتِ يا هِمَّةً عادَت شَآمِيَّةً
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماwhat أوطِنَتhad settled عَصراًfor a time بِبَغداذِin Baghdad
مِن بَعدِ ما أوطِنَت عَصراً بِبَغداذِ
You have grown ill-starred, O resolve, returning Syrian
after dwelling for a time in Baghdad.
وَلَستِand you are not ذاتَpossessing نَخيلٍdate palms لاno وَلاnor أُنُفٍfresh
وَلَستِ ذاتَ نَخيلٍ لا وَلا أُنُفٍ
كَرمِيَّةٍvine-related فَتَقوليso you might say شَفَّنيhas worn me thin داذيmy Dād
كَرمِيَّةٍ فَتَقولي شَفَّني داذي
You have neither date palms nor fresh vines
to say, “My Dād has worn me thin.”