فَماso … not أَعتَبَتmade amends فيamid النائِباتِcalamities مُعَّتَبٌMuʿattab
فَما أَعتَبَت في النائِباتِ مُعَّتَبٌ
وَلَكِنَهاbut it طاشَتgrew unsteady وظَلَّتand remained حُلُومُهاits wits
وَلَكِنَها طاشَت وظَلَّت حُلُومُها
So Muʿattab made no amends amid calamities;
So I do not blame misfortunes when they come,
but its wits grew unsteady and remained so.
But my heart melts, my endurance undone.