بكيتI wept علىover شعريmy poetry الذيwhich ضاعwas lost قدرهits worth
بكيت على شعري الذي ضاع قدره
بدمعwith tears علىon الخدينboth cheeks يجريflows كنهرينِlike two rivers
بدمع على الخدين يجري كنهرينِ
I wept over my poetry, whose worth was lost,
With tears flowing down both cheeks like two rivers.
فلمbut did not يجدنيbenefit me نفعاًany benefit وضاعتand were wasted مدامعيmy tears
فلم يجدني نفعاً وضاعت مدامعي
فواso alas! طولthe length of حزنيmy sorrow منfrom ضياعthe loss of نفيسينِtwo precious things
فوا طول حزني من ضياع نفيسينِ
But it did me no good, and my tears were wasted.
So alas, how long my sorrow at the loss of two precious things!
Sol 6.1