ياO صِحابيmy companions هَلis there أَخوa man of ثِقَةٍtrustworthiness
يا صِحابي هَل أَخو ثِقَةٍ
يَسمَعُwill hear الشَكوىthe complaint فَأَوسِعَهُso I may pour it out to him
يَسمَعُ الشَكوى فَأَوسِعَهُ
O my companions, is there a trustworthy friend
to hear my complaint, so I may pour it out to him?
بِيَin me ماthat which لَوif أَنَّthat أَيسَرَهُits slightest part
بِيَ ما لَو أَنَّ أَيسَرَهُ
بِالقِنانِin Mount al-Qinān الصُلبِunyielding زَعزَعَهُwould shake it
بِالقِنانِ الصُلبِ زَعزَعَهُ
I bear such anguish that, were its slightest part
within unyielding Mount al-Qinān, it would shake it.
بَشِّرونيgive me glad tidings بِالصِباحِof the morning فَقَدfor indeed
بَشِّروني بِالصِباحِ فَقَد
أَنكَرَتhave failed to recognize عَينايَmy two eyes مَطلَعَهُits dawning
أَنكَرَت عَينايَ مَطلَعَهُ
Give me glad tidings of morning, for
my eyes no longer recognize its dawning.
Translation model: Sol 6.1