دَمعَةٌa tear كَاللُؤلُؤِlike a pearl الرَطmoist (word begins)
دَمعَةٌ كَاللُؤلُؤِ الرَط
بِcompletes 'moist' عَلىupon الخَدِّthe cheek الأَسيلِsmooth
بِ عَلى الخَدِّ الأَسيلِ
A tear like a moist pearl,
A teardrop like a dewdrop
A tear like a pearl, moist and fresh,
upon the smooth cheek,
Slid down the flowing cheek
Upon the cheek, smooth and fair,
قَطَرَتdripped فيin ساعَةِthe hour of البَيparting (word begins)
قَطَرَت في ساعَةِ البَي
نِcompletes 'parting' مِنَfrom الطَرفِthe eye الكَحيلِkohl-darkened
نِ مِنَ الطَرفِ الكَحيلِ
fell at the hour of parting,
In a moment of parting
Fell in the hour of separation
from the kohl-darkened eye.
From the darkened eyelid
From the dark, kohl-rimmed eye.
إِنَّماonly يَفتَضِحُis exposed العاthe lover (word begins)
إِنَّما يَفتَضِحُ العا
شِقُcompletes 'lover' فيat وَقتِthe time of الرَحيلِdeparture
شِقُ في وَقتِ الرَحيلِ
The lover is exposed only
For the lover is shamed
For the lover is only exposed
at the time of departure.
Only at the time of leaving
At the time of the sad farewell.
Sol 6.1