ولقدand indeed أجمعُI draw together رِجلَيَّmy two legs بهاagainst her
ولقد أجمعُ رِجلَيَّ بها
حَذَرَfor fear of الموتِdeath وإِنّيand indeed I لَفَرورُcertainly prone to flight
حَذَرَ الموتِ وإِنّي لَفَرورُ
And indeed I draw both my legs tight against her,
I have gathered together my two legs in it
for fear of death—and I am indeed quick to flee.
Fearing death though I am truly cunning
ولقدand indeed أعطِفُهاI wheel her round كارهةًunwilling
ولقد أعطِفُها كارهةً
حينwhen للنفسfor the soul منfrom الموتdeath هَريرُa growl
حين للنفس من الموت هَريرُ
And indeed I wheel her round, though she is unwilling,
And I turn it away reluctantly
when the soul growls for fear of death.
When the soul has from death a murmuring
كلُّall ماذلكthat منّيof mine خُلُقٌa character trait
كلُّ ماذلك منّي خُلُقٌ
وبكلٍand for each أناI فيin الرَّوعterror جديرُsuited
وبكلٍ أنا في الرَّوع جديرُ
All that is part of my nature,
All that is from me a nature
and amid terror I am capable of either.
And in all I in fright am deserving
وابنُand the son of صُبحٍSubh سادِراًheedlessly يُوعِدُنيthreatens me
وابنُ صُبحٍ سادِراً يُوعِدُني
مالهُhe has no فيamong الناسِthe people ماas long as عِشتُI live مُجيرُprotector
مالهُ في الناسِ ما عِشتُ مُجيرُ
And Ibn Subh heedlessly threatens me;
And the son of Sobh threatening me while intoxicated
he has no protector among the people as long as I live.
He has against the people what protection I live no protector