ياO مَنyou who يُبَعِدُput off وَعديwhat was promised to me
يا مَن يُبَعِدُ وَعدي
أَطَلتَyou prolonged مَطليmy being kept waiting وَكَدّيand my toil
أَطَلتَ مَطلي وَكَدّي
O you who put off what was promised to me,
O you who prolongs my promised time
You have prolonged my waiting and my toil.
My aspirations and troubles are drawn out
خُلِقتَyou were created لاno شَكَّdoubt عِنديin my view
خُلِقتَ لا شَكَّ عِندي
مِنfrom فَضلِthe remainder of طينَةِthe clay of قِردِa monkey
مِن فَضلِ طينَةِ قِردِ
You were created—of this I have no doubt—
You were undoubtedly created, I believe
From the leftover clay of a monkey.
From the generous clay of monkeys