دَمْعُtears عينيكyour eyes يَقْظَةٌawakening أمًor سُكونُstillness
دَمْعُ عينيك يَقْظَةٌ أمً سُكونُ
يتلهَّىtoys بهاwith it الزمانُtime الخؤونtreacherous؟
يتلهَّى بها الزمانُ الخؤون؟
Are your eyes’ tears streaming, or are they still—
Are the tears in your eyes an awakening, or stillness
while treacherous Time toys with them?
with which treacherous time toys?
سَفَحَتْspilled جَمْرَهُits embers مواكبُprocessions حُزْنٍsorrow
سَفَحَتْ جَمْرَهُ مواكبُ حُزْنٍ
أجَّجَتْهاkindled them لواعجٌburning pangs وشُجُنُand sorrows
أجَّجَتْها لواعجٌ وشُجُنُ
Processions of sorrow have poured out their embers,
Processions of sorrow spilled their embers,
kindled by burning pangs and heartaches.
themselves kindled by burning pangs and sorrows.
أمor دموعٌtears عنabout الصَّباباتpassionate longings ترويrecount
أم دموعٌ عن الصَّبابات تروي
قصصَstories الحبِّlove سطَّرَتْهاinscribed them الجُفونُthe eyelids؟
قصصَ الحبِّ سطَّرَتْها الجُفونُ؟
Or tears that, of ardent longings, tell
Or are they tears that tell of passionate longings—
love stories the eyelids have inscribed?
stories of love the eyelids have inscribed?
أنتِyou (feminine) فيamong الفاتناتِthe enchanting women أجملُmost beautiful أنثىwoman
أنتِ في الفاتناتِ أجملُ أنثى
سَرَقتْstole عُمرَهاher life الجميلَbeautiful السِّنينُthe years
سَرَقتْ عُمرَها الجميلَ السِّنينُ
Among captivating women, you are the loveliest woman,
Among enchanting women, you are the most beautiful woman,
whose beautiful life the years have stolen.
whose beautiful life the years have stolen.
Sol 6.1