أَصبَحتُI have become أَفنيI outlive عادِياAdiya وَبَقيتُand I have remained
أَصبَحتُ أَفني عادِيا وَبَقيتُ
لَمnot يَبقَremain غَيرُother than حُشاشَتيmy last vestige of life وَأَموتُand I am dying
لَم يَبقَ غَيرُ حُشاشَتي وَأَموتُ
I have outlived Adiya, and I remain.
Only my last vestige of life remains, and I am dying.
وَلَقَدand indeed لَبِستُI wore عَلىover الزَمانِtime جَديدَهُits new garment
وَلَقَد لَبِستُ عَلى الزَمانِ جَديدَهُ
وَلَبِستُand I wore إِخوانَcompanions الصَبىyouth فَبَليتُthen I wore out
وَلَبِستُ إِخوانَ الصَبى فَبَليتُ
And indeed, over time, I wore its new garment.
And I wore the companions of youth, then grew threadbare.
غَلَبَprevailed العَزىconsolation عَمَّنfor those whom أَرىI see فَتَبِعتُهُso I followed it
غَلَبَ العَزى عَمَّن أَرى فَتَبِعتُهُ
وَخُدِعتُand I was cheated عَمّاout of what فيin يَديmy hand فَأَسيتُso I grieved
وَخُدِعتُ عَمّا في يَدي فَأَسيتُ
Consolation for those I see prevailed, so I followed it.
And I was cheated out of what was in my hand, so I grieved.
وَمَسالِكٍand paths يَسَّرتُهاI made them easy فَتَرَكتُهاthen I abandoned them
وَمَسالِكٍ يَسَّرتُها فَتَرَكتُها
وَمَواعِظٍand admonitions عَلِّمتُهاI taught them فَنَسيتُthen I forgot
وَمَواعِظٍ عَلِّمتُها فَنَسيتُ
And paths I made easy, then abandoned.
And admonitions I taught, then forgot.