تُرَىI wonder لِهذاto this السّيْرِjourney منْany مُنْتَهىend
تُرَى لِهذا السّيْرِ منْ مُنْتَهى
بِناءُframe أعْضائِيmy limbs بهِbecause of it قدْalready وَهَىhas grown weak
بِناءُ أعْضائِي بهِ قدْ وَهَى
I wonder, is there any end to this journey?
The frame of my limbs has already grown weak from it.
قالُواthey said نُريدُwe want البُرجْthe tower قلْتُI said ارْجِعواturn back, all of you
قالُوا نُريدُ البُرجْ قلْتُ ارْجِعوا
عنْfrom سهْوِكُمْyour error قدalready جُزْتُI have passed بُرْجَtower السُّهاal-Suhā (a star)
عنْ سهْوِكُمْ قد جُزْتُ بُرْجَ السُّها
They said, “We want the tower.” I said, “Turn back
from your error; I have already passed the tower of al-Suhā.”