جاء الشتاءُ وما عندي له عددٌ

جاء الشتاءُ وما عندي له عددٌ

الاَّ ارتعادٌ وتقريص بأَسناني

الاَّ ارتعادٌ وتقريص بأَسناني

Winter has come, and I have no provisions for it,

Winter came and I have nothing to count for it

Except shivering and the gnashing of my teeth.

Except shivering and chattering of my teeth

ولو قضيتُ لما قصرتَ في كَفَنِي

ولو قضيتُ لما قصرتَ في كَفَنِي

هبني قضيتُ فهبني بعض أَكفانِي

هبني قضيتُ فهبني بعض أَكفانِي

And if I died, you would not stint on my shroud.

Had I died, you would not have stinted my shroud

Suppose I have died—then give me some of my shrouds.

I died, so grant me some of my shrouds