ياO طويلَlong in البكاءِweeping مُرcaptive (word begins)
يا طويلَ البكاءِ مُر
تهنَcaptive (word continues) القلبِthe heart ناحِلاemaciated
تهنَ القلبِ ناحِلا
O long-weeping one, captive
O you who prolong weeping bitterly
at heart, wasted away.
My heart has become feeble and wasted away
لستُI do not أسلوfind solace ولاand do not أزاI cease (word begins)
لستُ أسلو ولا أزا
لُcease (word ends) ذليلاًabased وسائِلاand pleading
لُ ذليلاً وسائِلا
I find no solace, and I remain
I can neither be submissive nor humiliated
abased and pleading.
Pleading and begging to no avail
كمhow long إلىuntil كمhow long يذوبُit melts وجlonging (word begins)
كم إلى كم يذوبُ وج
داًlonging (word ends) ويعصيand it defies العَواذِلاthe reproachers
داً ويعصي العَواذِلا
How long, how long will it melt
How much more will my cheek melt away
with longing and defy the reproachers?
And disobey the consolers
قدindeed تضرَّعتُI implored واستكَنand submitted (word begins)
قد تضرَّعتُ واستكَن
تُI (verb suffix) فماso not نلتI obtained طائِلاanything of worth
تُ فما نلت طائِلا
I have implored and humbled
I have implored and tried to be content
myself, yet gained nothing of worth.
But obtained nothing beneficial