قُوايَ تَضْعُفُ عَن هَمٍّ خُصِصْتُ بهِ

قُوايَ تَضْعُفُ عَن هَمٍّ خُصِصْتُ بهِ

فَكَيْفَ أَحْمِلُهُ مَعْ هَمِّ أَولادِي

فَكَيْفَ أَحْمِلُهُ مَعْ هَمِّ أَولادِي

My strength falters before a sorrow reserved for me.

My strength fails before a care I'm destined to bear

How, then, can I bear it along with worry for my children?

How can I bear it along with the care for my children?

وَمَن شَكا أَلَماً يُؤْذِيهِ في كَبَدٍ

وَمَن شَكا أَلَماً يُؤْذِيهِ في كَبَدٍ

فَإنَّ شَكْواي مِن آلامِ أَولادِي

فَإنَّ شَكْواي مِن آلامِ أَولادِي

And if anyone complains of pain that hurts him in the liver,

And he who complains of a pain that hurts his heart

then my complaint is of my children's pains.

Then my complaint is of the pains of my children