أَياO نَفسِmy soul قَدindeed أَثقَلتِنيyou have burdened me بِذُنوبِwith sins
أَيا نَفسِ قَد أَثقَلتِني بِذُنوبِ
أَياO نَفسِmy soul كُفِّdesist عَنfrom هَواكِyour desire وَتوبيand repent
أَيا نَفسِ كُفِّ عَن هَواكِ وَتوبي
O soul of mine, you have burdened me with my sins.
O my soul, you have indeed burdened me with sins.
O soul of mine, turn from your passions and repent.
O my soul, desist from your desire and repent.
وَكَيفَand how التَصابيfeigning youth بَعدَماafter ذَهَبَhas gone الصِباyouth
وَكَيفَ التَصابي بَعدَما ذَهَبَ الصِبا
وَقَدand already مَلَّhave tired مِقراضيmy shears عِقابَpunishing مَشيبيmy gray hair
وَقَد مَلَّ مِقراضي عِقابَ مَشيبي
How can I affect youthfulness after youth has gone,
And how can I feign youth after youth has gone,
when even my shears have grown weary of punishing my gray hair?
When my shears have already tired of punishing my gray hair?
