أَصبَحتُ لا يَحمِلُ بَعضي بَعضاً

أَصبَحتُ لا يَحمِلُ بَعضي بَعضاً

أَشكو العُروقَ النابِياتِ نَبضا

أَشكو العُروقَ النابِياتِ نَبضا

Now one part of me cannot support another.

I have become unable to carry myself

I complain of the throbbing of my bulging veins,

I complain of throbbing veins pulsating

كَما تَشَكّى الأَرحَبِيِّ الغَرضا

كَما تَشَكّى الأَرحَبِيِّ الغَرضا

كَأَنَّما كانَ شَبابي فَرضا

كَأَنَّما كانَ شَبابي فَرضا

As an Arhabi camel complains of its girth.

As Al-Arhabi complained of his aim

As though my youth had been an allotted portion.

As if my youth were an obligation