ألومI reproach الردىdeath كمhow often خضتهI plunged into it متعرضاexposing myself
ألوم الردى كم خضته متعرضا
لهto it وهوwhile it عنيfrom me معرضturning away متجنبkeeping clear
له وهو عني معرض متجنب
I reproach death: how often I have plunged into it, exposing myself
I blame fate, how often I confronted it
to it, while it turns away from me and shuns me.
While it turned away, avoiding me
وكمand how often أخذتhave taken hold منيof me السيوفthe swords مآخذclutches الthe
وكم أخذت مني السيوف مآخذ ال
حمامdeath ولكنbut القضاءfate مغيبhidden
حمام ولكن القضاء مغيب
And how often swords have seized me in the clutches of
And how many times swords took from me
death, yet fate remained hidden.
Like a pigeon, but destiny deceived me
إلىuntil أنthat تجاوزتI passed الثمانينeighty وانقضتand ended
إلى أن تجاوزت الثمانين وانقضت
بلهنيةease and comfort العيشliving الذيwhich فيهin it يرغبis desired
بلهنية العيش الذي فيه يرغب
Until I passed eighty, and there ended
Until I passed eighty years and the sweetness
the ease of the life for which people long.
Of the life I yearned for came to an end
وأصبحتand I have come to أستهديI seek guidance العصاthe staff فتميلso it sways بيwith me
وأصبحت أستهدي العصا فتميل بي
لضعفيbecause of my weakness عنfrom قصديmy course كأنيas though I أنكبcrooked in gait
لضعفي عن قصدي كأني أنكب
And now I seek guidance from my staff, but it sways me
I now need a cane that leans me
from my course through my weakness, as though I walked askew.
In my weakness against my will as if I stumble
فمكروهso the dreaded thing ماthat which تخشىfear النفوسthe souls منof الردىdeath
فمكروه ما تخشى النفوس من الردى
ألذmore delightful وأحلىand sweeter منthan حياتيmy life وأعذبand more pleasant
ألذ وأحلى من حياتي وأعذب
So the dreaded death that souls fear
So what souls fear of misery
is more delightful and sweeter than my life, and more pleasant.
Is sweeter and more delightful than my life