استبقkeep in reserve دمعكyour tears لاlet not يودdo away البكاءweeping بهwith it
استبق دمعك لا يود البكاء به
وأكففand restrain بوادرfirst tears منfrom عينيكyour two eyes تستبقrace one another
وأكفف بوادر من عينيك تستبق
Save your tears; let weeping not exhaust them.
Hold back your tears, weeping does not suit it
And restrain the first tears racing from your eyes.
And restrain the outpouring from your eyes
وماand not الدموعthe tears وانand even if جادتflowed freely بباقيةlasting at all
وما الدموع وان جادت بباقية
ولاand not الجفونthe eyelids علىunder هذاthis ولاand not الحدقthe pupils
ولا الجفون على هذا ولا الحدق
And tears, though they flow freely, will not last,
Though tears may flow plentiful as rain
Nor, with such weeping, will the eyelids or the pupils.
Neither eyelids for this, nor eyes were made
Sol 6.1