ياO ظَبيَgazelle سِنجارSinjar أماwill you not ترثىfeel pity لمنfor one who
يا ظَبيَ سِنجار أما ترثى لمن
قدalready صارhas become منfor أجلكyour sake فيin كفِّthe hand of الأَجَلdeath
قد صار من أجلك في كفِّ الأَجَل
O gazelle of Sinjar, will you not pity him who
O gazelle of Sinjar, will you not pity one
Because of you has fallen into the grasp of death?
who, for your sake, has fallen into death's grasp?
قدindeed كانwas مَشغولاًengrossed بدرسin studying عِلمهhis learning
قد كان مَشغولاً بدرس عِلمه
فَاليومَso today لاno علمٌknowledge بقىremained ولاnor عَمَلwork
فَاليومَ لا علمٌ بقى ولا عَمَل
He once was occupied with the study of his learning;
He was once engrossed in his studies;
But today neither knowledge nor deed remains.
So today neither knowledge nor work remains.
