ما لِلعَذولِ وَما لِيَه

ما لِلعَذولِ وَما لِيَه

عَذلُ المَشيبِ كَفانِيَه

عَذلُ المَشيبِ كَفانِيَه

What is it to the reproacher, and what is it to me?

What blame is there for one who has lost his youth,

The rebuke of gray hair is enough for me.

When old age's reproach is enough for me.

واحَسرَتي ذَهَب الشَبا

واحَسرَتي ذَهَب الشَبا

بُ وَما بَلَغتُ مُرادِيَه

بُ وَما بَلَغتُ مُرادِيَه

Alas for me! Youth has gone,

Alas! My youth has passed away before I achieved my hopes,

and I have not attained my desire.

And I grew weary of passions in my prime.

وَزَهِدتُ في وَلَعِ الصِبا

وَزَهِدتُ في وَلَعِ الصِبا

فَاليَومُ نَهري ساقِيَه

فَاليَومُ نَهري ساقِيَه

And I have renounced the passion of youth;

Now the course of my days are water-carriers for me,

so today my river is but an irrigation channel.

So unto you from me, O companion mine,

فَإِلَيكَ عَنّي ياغَرا

فَإِلَيكَ عَنّي ياغَرا

مُ فَقَد عَرَفتَ مَكانِيَه

مُ فَقَد عَرَفتَ مَكانِيَه

So away from me, O love!

You know my place, indeed.

For you know my situation.

It seems as though I sit waiting for rhymes,

وَكَأَنَّما أَنا قَد قَعَد

وَكَأَنَّما أَنا قَد قَعَد

تُ عَلى طَريقِ القافِيَه

تُ عَلى طَريقِ القافِيَه

And it is as though I have sat down

O you who reproach me! Vanishings have vanished

upon the path of rhyme.

And I have uncovered my hidden thoughts.

يا عاذِلي بَرَحَ الخَفا

يا عاذِلي بَرَحَ الخَفا

ءُ وَقَد كَشَفتُ غِطائِيَه

ءُ وَقَد كَشَفتُ غِطائِيَه

O my reproacher, concealment has departed,

Ask me! I will answer what pleases you,

and I have lifted my veil.

Mentioning of my state.

سَلني أُجِبكَ بِما يَسُرُّ

سَلني أُجِبكَ بِما يَسُرُّ

كَ ذِكرُهُ مِن حالِيَه

كَ ذِكرُهُ مِن حالِيَه

Ask me; I will answer you with what pleases

And I have given you comfort, so take your comfort!

you to hear about my condition.

No blame is on me, neither have I blame.

وَلَقَد أَرَحتُكَ فَاِستَرِح

وَلَقَد أَرَحتُكَ فَاِستَرِح

كُن لا عَلَيَّ وَلا ليَه

كُن لا عَلَيَّ وَلا ليَه

Indeed, I have relieved you, so rest;

Know that nothing is hidden from Allah,

be neither against me nor for me.

Everything hidden, He knows full well.

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّ اللَهَ

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّ اللَهَ

لا تَخفى عَلَيهِ خافِيَه

لا تَخفى عَلَيهِ خافِيَه

And know that God—

no hidden thing is concealed from Him.