لَقَدindeed بَلِيَتhas become worn out نَفسيmy soul بِمَنby one who لاnot يُجيبُنيanswers me
لَقَد بَلِيَت نَفسي بِمَن لا يُجيبُني
وَذاكَand that عَذابٌa torment فَوقَbeyond كُلِّevery عَذابِtorment
وَذاكَ عَذابٌ فَوقَ كُلِّ عَذابِ
My soul has indeed been worn down by one who does not answer me.
I have suffered from one who does not answer me
And that is a torment beyond every torment.
And that is a torment beyond any torment
وَقُلتُand I said لَهُto him رُدَّreturn الجَوابَthe answer فَقالَso he said ليto me
وَقُلتُ لَهُ رُدَّ الجَوابَ فَقالَ لي
جَوابُكَthe answer to you لاno فَاِقطَعso cut off جَوابَa reply جَوابيmy reply
جَوابُكَ لا فَاِقطَع جَوابَ جَوابي
And I said to him, “Give an answer,” so he said to me:
And I said to him, give me an answer, but he said to me
“The answer to you is ‘No,’ so stop replying to my reply.”
Your answer - No, so end your answer to my answer