ياO تاجرmerchant المرّbitterness قطّرdistill منهfrom it واسقينيand give me drink
يا تاجر المرّ قطّر منه واسقيني
وانسىand forget دواremedy الصبرpatience لاfor الصبرpatience كاوينيsearing me
وانسى دوا الصبر لا الصبر كاويني
O merchant of bitterness, distill some of it and give it to me to drink.
O merchant of bitterness, let fall from it and give me to drink
And forget patience as a remedy, for patience is searing me.
And forget the cure of patience, no, patience burns me
أناI بعتsold عمريmy life وكانand he was الذيthe one who شارينيbought me
أنا بعت عمري وكان الذي شاريني
وادىand here is ختامthe end قصتيmy story دمblood ودموعand tears وجراحand wounds
وادى ختام قصتي دم ودموع وجراح
I sold my life, and he was the one who bought me.
I sold my life, and he who bought me
And here is the end of my story: blood, tears, and wounds.
Gave the conclusion of my story: blood, tears and wounds
ومسيرand eventually رياحwinds العدمnothingness ياO عينeye تطفينيwill extinguish me
ومسير رياح العدم يا عين تطفيني
And eventually the winds of nothingness, O eye, will extinguish me.
And the journey of the winds of nothingness, O eye, extinguish me