مللتI grew weary of عمريmy life وملاand it grew weary
مللت عمري وملا
سكراًdrunk عنfrom الصحوsobriety ضلاit strayed
سكراً عن الصحو ضلا
I grew weary of my life, and it grew weary of me;
Drunk, it strayed from sobriety.
وعفتand I shunned كلevery نديمdrinking companion
وعفت كل نديم
قدhad آثرpreferred العقلreason جهلاout of ignorance
قد آثر العقل جهلا
And I shunned every drinking companion
Who had preferred reason out of ignorance,
ضحىhe sacrificed بصفوwith the serenity of اللياليthe nights
ضحى بصفو الليالي
علىon مذابحthe altars of لولاwere it not for
على مذابح لولا
Sacrificing the serenity of the nights
On the altars of 'were it not for.'
Translation model: Sol 6.1