قدindeed راحَwent رسُوليmy messenger وكماand just as راحَwent أَتَىcame
قد راحَ رسُولي وكما راحَ أَتَى
باللَّهِby God مَتىwhen نَقَضْتُمُyou broke العَهْدَthe covenant مَتىwhen
باللَّهِ مَتى نَقَضْتُمُ العَهْدَ مَتى
My messenger went away and returned just as he went.
My messenger has come and gone
By God, when did you break the covenant—when?
By God, when did you break your oath?
ماnot ذاthis ظنِّيmy expectation بِكُمُof you ولاnor ذَاthis أَمليmy hope
ما ذا ظنِّي بِكُمُ ولا ذَا أَملي
قَدindeed أَدركَattained فِيَّin me سُؤلَهhis wish منhe who شَمِتَاgloated
قَد أَدركَ فِيَّ سُؤلَه من شَمِتَا
This is not what I expected of you, nor what I hoped for.
What do I think of you now, what hope have I left?
He who gloated has attained his wish at my expense.
The one who wished me ill has had his way