لاdo not تَعجَبيmarvel ياO هِندُHind مَنat (here intended as مِن)
لا تَعجَبي يا هِندُ مَن
حاليmy condition فَماfor there is no فيهاin it عَجَبcause for wonder
حالي فَما فيها عَجَب
Do not marvel, O Hind, at
my condition, for there is nothing strange in it.
إِنَّindeed الزَمانَtime بِمَنagainst whoever تَقَدَّhas advanced (word begins here)
إِنَّ الزَمانَ بِمَن تَقَدَّ
دَمَcontinuation of 'has advanced' فيin النَباهَةِeminence مُنقَلِبturning hostile
دَمَ في النَباهَةِ مُنقَلِب
Indeed, time, for those who rise
to eminence, turns hostile.
فَالجَهلُfor ignorance يَضطَهِدُoppresses الحِجىreason
فَالجَهلُ يَضطَهِدُ الحِجى
وَالرَأسُand the head يَعلوهُrises above it الذَنَبthe tail
وَالرَأسُ يَعلوهُ الذَنَب
For ignorance oppresses reason,
and the tail rises above the head.