وَدَّعواthey bade farewell خَشيَةِfor fear of الرَقيبِthe watcher بِإيماwith a gesture (word continues)
وَدَّعوا خَشيَةِ الرَقيبِ بِإيما
ءٍending of إيماء (gesture) فَوَدَّعتُso I bade farewell خَشيَةَfor fear of اللُوّامِthe reproachers
ءٍ فَوَدَّعتُ خَشيَةَ اللُوّامِ
They bade farewell with a gesture, fearing the watcher;
and I bade farewell, fearing the reproachers.
لَمdid not أَبُحI speak openly بِالوَداعِof farewell جَهراًaloud وَلَكِنbut
لَم أَبُح بِالوَداعِ جَهراً وَلَكِن
كانَwas جَفنيmy eyelid فَميmy mouth وَدَمعيand my tears كَلاميmy speech
كانَ جَفني فَمي وَدَمعي كَلامي
I did not voice my farewell aloud, but
my eyelid was my mouth, and my tears were my speech.
Sol 6.1