بحقby the sanctity of رأسhead الأميرthe prince مثليone like me
بحق رأس الأمير مثلي
يظمأgoes thirsty فيin دولةreign الأميرthe prince
يظمأ في دولة الأمير
By the prince’s head, one like me
By the right of one like me, the prince's peer,
goes thirsty under the prince’s rule!
Who thirsts within the prince's land,
فماso what لكمwith you (plural) تشربونyou (plural) drink دونيwithout me
فما لكم تشربون دوني
ولستand I am not فيin جملةcompany الحضورِthose present
ولست في جملة الحضورِ
So why do you drink without me,
Why do you all drink while I stay dry
while I am not among those present?
And am not counted with the rest?
قدindeed قلتI said لماwhen حجبتمونيyou (plural) shut me out
قد قلت لما حجبتموني
فاشتدand grew stronger منfrom بابكمyour (plural) door نفوريmy aversion
فاشتد من بابكم نفوري
I said, when you shut me out
I said, when you shut me out,
and my aversion to your door grew stronger:
My grudge against your door grew more intense:
إنif دامcontinues هجرانكمyour (plural) shunning علىlike ذاthis
إن دام هجرانكم على ذا
طمتُI [verb unclear as written] منfrom بعنكمyour (plural) [word unclear as written] حصريmy confinement or my mats (uncertain)
طمتُ من بعنكم حصري
If your shunning continues like this,
"If your estrangement lasts, from you
[Unclear as written: “I ... from your ... my confinement/my mats.”]
I'll tear myself away and prison break."