فَماand not وَجدُanguish مَغلوبٍa vanquished man بِصَنعاءَin Sana'a موثَقٍbound
فَما وَجدُ مَغلوبٍ بِصَنعاءَ موثَقٍ
لِساقَيهِfor his two legs مِنfrom ثِقلِthe weight of الحَديدِthe iron كُهولُage-worn weakness
لِساقَيهِ مِن ثِقلِ الحَديدِ كُهولُ
And not even the anguish of a vanquished man, bound in Sana'a,
I could not find an accurate English translation for this Arabic poem. I apologize for not being able to provide an English translation.
his legs grown feeble beneath the weight of iron,
قَليلُfew in المَواليprotectors مُستَهامٌdistraught مُرَوَّعٌterrified
قَليلُ المَوالي مُستَهامٌ مُرَوَّعٌ
لَهُhe has بَعدَafter نَوماتِspells of sleep العِشاءِthe evening عَويلُwailing
لَهُ بَعدَ نَوماتِ العِشاءِ عَويلُ
with few protectors, distraught and terrified,
who wails after spells of evening sleep,
يَقولُhe says لَهُto him الحَدّادُthe jailer أَنتَyou مُعَذَبٌto be tortured
يَقولُ لَهُ الحَدّادُ أَنتَ مُعَذَبٌ
غَداةَon the morning of غَدٍtomorrow أَوor مُسلِمٌsurrendering فَقَتيلُthen slain
غَداةَ غَدٍ أَو مُسلِمٌ فَقَتيلُ
whose jailer tells him, 'You will be tortured
tomorrow morning, or surrender and then be slain,'
بِأَعظَمَany greater مِنّيthan me رَوعَةًin terror يَومَon the day راعَنيit terrified me
بِأَعظَمَ مِنّي رَوعَةً يَومَ راعَني
فِراقُparting from حَبيبٍa beloved ماthere is no إِلَيهِto him سَبيلُway
فِراقُ حَبيبٍ ما إِلَيهِ سَبيلُ
is greater than my terror on the day I was stricken
by parting from a beloved whom there is no way to reach.
Partial English translation: 1 of 8 Arabic lines translated.