العَينُthe eye تَبكيweeps وَالسِنُّand the tooth ضاحِكَةٌsmiling
العَينُ تَبكي وَالسِنُّ ضاحِكَةٌ
فَنَحنُso we فيat مَأتَمٍa funeral وَفيand at عُرسِa wedding
فَنَحنُ في مَأتَمٍ وَفي عُرسِ
The eye weeps, while the tooth smiles.
The eye cries while the tooth smiles
So we are at a funeral and at a wedding.
So we are both in mourning and a wedding
يُضحِكُناmakes us laugh القائِمُthe reigning ruler الأَمينُal-Amin وَتُبand makes…
يُضحِكُنا القائِمُ الأَمينُ وَتُب
كينا…us weep وَفاةُthe death الإِمامِof the Imam بِالأَمسِyesterday
كينا وَفاةُ الإِمامِ بِالأَمسِ
The reigning al-Amin makes us laugh, while
The trustee makes us laugh while the passing
the Imam’s death yesterday makes us weep.
Of the Imam yesterday makes us weep
Sol 6.1