وكائنand how many بالقَليبin the well قَليبthe well of بدرBadr
وكائن بالقَليب قَليب بدر
منof الفتيانthe young men والعَرَبِand the Arabs الكرامِthe noble
من الفتيان والعَرَبِ الكرامِ
And how many lie in the well—the well of Badr—
There is in my heart a heart as bright as the moon
Of young men and noble Arabs!
Among the youths and the generous Arabs
أيوعدُنيdoes he threaten me? ابنson of كبشةKabsha أنthat سنحياwe shall live
أيوعدُني ابن كبشة أن سنحيا
وكيفand how حياةُlife أصداءٍdead bodies وهامِand skulls
وكيف حياةُ أصداءٍ وهامِ
Does Ibn Kabsha threaten me with our return to life?
Does the son of Kibshah promise me that we will live
And how can dead bodies and skulls have life?
How can there be life of echoes and delirium
أيعجزُis he unable? أنto يردَّward off الموتdeath عنيfrom me
أيعجزُ أن يردَّ الموت عني
وينشرنيand resurrect me إذاwhen بليتhave decayed عِظاميmy bones
وينشرني إذا بليت عِظامي
Is he unable to ward off death from me,
Can he prevent death from me
Yet resurrect me when my bones have decayed?
And raise me when my bones have wasted away
ألاah! مَنwho مُبلغone who conveys الرحمنthe All-Merciful عنّىon my behalf
ألا مَن مُبلغ الرحمن عنّى
بأنيthat I am تاركforsaking شهرَthe month of الصيامِfasting
بأني تارك شهرَ الصيامِ
Ah, who will tell the All-Merciful on my behalf
Oh you who preach to the Merciful about me
That I am forsaking the month of fasting?
That I have left the month of fasting
فقُلso tell للّهto God يمنعنيdeny me شرابيmy drink
فقُل للّه يمنعني شرابي
وقلand tell للهto God يمنعنيdeny me طعاميmy food
وقل لله يمنعني طعامي
So tell God to deny me my drink,
Tell God my drink detains me
And tell God to deny me my food.
Tell God my food detains me
تحاماكshunned you الحتوفُthe deadly fates وأفلتونيand they let me escape
تحاماك الحتوفُ وأفلتوني
أخوbrother to الملهوفِthe distressed والبطلُand the champion المحاميthe defender
أخو الملهوفِ والبطلُ المحامي
Deadly fates have shunned you and let me escape—
Destiny's calamities have afflicted me and let me go
A brother to the distressed, and the defending champion.
Brother of the anguished and the champion lawyer