أَتَرحَلُdo you depart? تَهوىyou love مُقيمُremaining
أَتَرحَلُ تَهوى مُقيمُ
لَعُمرُكَby your life إِنَّindeed ذاthis خَطرٌperil جَسيمُgrave
لَعُمرُكَ إِنَّ ذا خَطرٌ جَسيمُ
Do you depart, still loving, yet remaining?
Do you travel though you're settled, longing for home?
By your life, this is a grave peril.
By your life! That's a perilous risk to roam.
إِذاif ماemphatic particle كُنتَyou are لِلحَدَثانِto fate’s calamities عَوناًa helper
إِذا ما كُنتَ لِلحَدَثانِ عَوناً
عَلَيكَagainst you وَلِلزَّمانِand to time فَمَنthen whom تَلومُdo you blame
عَلَيكَ وَلِلزَّمانِ فَمَن تَلومُ
If you are a helper to fate’s calamities
If you're not to help the youths, then who is to blame
Against yourself, and to time—whom then do you blame?
When time's trials have afflicted them with shame?