Translation of "jadan" into English

Nemoj mi da kažeš zašto si došao u tako jadnom stanju.

Don't tell me why you had to come in such a pitiable condition.

Noć pre izvođenja, stigli su u stan u jadnom stanju.

The very night before the coup, they arrived at the apartment in a deplorable state.

Зависи да ли мислиш да је то јадан покушај копирања мог рада.

That depends if you think it's a poor attempt to replicate my work.