سِرْdepart عَنaway from بلادِهِمُtheir lands فقدfor indeed سَئِمَتْhave grown weary بهاin them
سِرْ عَن بلادِهِمُ فقد سَئِمَتْ بها
عيسيmy pale camels مُحُولَbarrenness مُعرَّسيmy nighttime resting place ومُناخيand my encampment
عيسي مُحُولَ مُعرَّسي ومُناخي
Leave their lands, for there have grown weary
Travel away from their lands, for she became weary of them,
my pale camels of the barrenness of my resting place and encampment.
Jesus is shabby, well-equipped and docile,
ودَعِand abandon الأمانيhopes إنّهاindeed, they are غَرّارةٌdeceitful
ودَعِ الأماني إنّها غَرّارةٌ
ووعودُهاand their promises للطّامعينَfor the covetous أَواخيtethering loops
ووعودُها للطّامعينَ أَواخي
And abandon hopes: they are deceitful,
Leave fantasies alone, for they are deceptive,
and their promises are tethers for the covetous.
And their promises to the ambitious are delusions,
ماnot عِندَهاin their keeping للوارِدينfor those seeking water سَرَابَهاtheir mirage
ما عِندَها للوارِدين سَرَابَها
غيرُother than المِطالِstalling بمَوعِدٍwith a promise مُتراخيlong deferred
غيرُ المِطالِ بمَوعِدٍ مُتراخي
They have nothing for those who seek water at their mirage
She has nothing for those who come to her but mirages,
but stalling with a promise long deferred.
Except hopes, with missed deadlines, deferred.