بَكَتshe wept غَيرَnot آنِسَةٍaccustomed بِالبُكاto weeping
بَكَت غَيرَ آنِسَةٍ بِالبُكا
تَرىshe sees الدَمعَthe tears فيin مُقلَتَيهاher two eyes غَريباstrange
تَرى الدَمعَ في مُقلَتَيها غَريبا
She wept, unaccustomed to weeping;
She finds the tears in her eyes strange.
وَأَسعَدَهاand joined her بِالبُكاin weeping نِسوَةٌwomen
وَأَسعَدَها بِالبُكا نِسوَةٌ
جَعَلنَthey made مَغيضَthe draining-place الدُموعِof tears الجُيوباthe bosoms
جَعَلنَ مَغيضَ الدُموعِ الجُيوبا
And women joined her in weeping,
Making their bosoms the place where tears drained.
كَفىit is enough حَسرَةًas sorrow أَنَّthat جيرانَناour neighbors
كَفى حَسرَةً أَنَّ جيرانَنا
أَعَدّواthey set لِوَقتِfor the time of الرَحيلِdeparture الغُروباsunset
أَعَدّوا لِوَقتِ الرَحيلِ الغُروبا
It is sorrow enough that our neighbors
Have set sunset as the time of departure.
فَلَوso if كُنتُI were بِالشَمسِover the sun ذاpossessed of طاقَةٍpower
فَلَو كُنتُ بِالشَمسِ ذا طاقَةٍ
لَكُنتُthen I would be أَمنَعُهاpreventing it أَنfrom تَغيباsetting
لَكُنتُ أَمنَعُها أَن تَغيبا
So, if I had power over the sun,
I would keep it from setting.
Sol 6.1