لمّاwhen تقوّسbecame bent منّيof mine الجسمُthe body عنbecause of كِبَرٍold age
لمّا تقوّس منّي الجسمُ عن كِبَرٍ
وابيَضَّand turned white ماwhat كَانَhad been مُسوَدّاًblack مِنof الشَّعَرِthe hair
وابيَضَّ ما كَانَ مُسوَدّاً مِن الشَّعَرِ
When my body became bent with old age,
When my body bends over from old age
And the hair that had been black turned white,
And what was black of my hair turns white
جعلتُI began أمشيI walk كأنّيas though I were نصفُhalf of دائرَةٍa circle
جعلتُ أمشي كأنّي نصفُ دائرَةٍ
تمشيwalks علىon الأَرضِthe earth أوor قوسٌa bow بلاwithout وَتَرِa bowstring
تمشي على الأَرضِ أو قوسٌ بلا وَتَرِ
I began to walk as though I were half a circle
I walk as if I'm half a circle
Walking on the earth, or a bow without a string.
Moving on the ground or a bow without a string