أخرسُa mute يُنبيكَtells you بإطراقِهِby bowing his head
أخرسُ يُنبيكَ بإطراقِهِ
عنabout كلِّall ماwhatever شِئتَyou wish منof الأمرِthe matter
عن كلِّ ما شِئتَ من الأمرِ
A mute tells you, by bowing his head,
Silence hints to you with its stare
Of whatever matter you wish.
Of all that you wished for in the matter
يُذريsheds علىupon قُرطاسِيmy paper دمعةًa tear
يُذري على قُرطاسِي دمعةً
نَمَّتtold tales عليهabout him عَبرةٌa tear تَجريflows
نَمَّت عليه عَبرةٌ تَجري
He sheds a tear upon my paper;
It sheds a tear on my paper
A flowing tear has betrayed him.
On which a flowing sadness has grown
كعاشِقٍlike a lover أخفَىconcealed هواهhis love وقدand indeed
كعاشِقٍ أخفَى هواه وقد
نَمَّتtold tales عليهabout him عَبرةٌa tear تَجريflows
نَمَّت عليه عَبرةٌ تَجري
Like a lover who hid his love, though
Like a lover who hid his love yet
A flowing tear has betrayed him.
On him a flowing sadness has grown
تُبصِرُهُyou see him فيin كلِّall أحوالِهhis states
تُبصِرُهُ في كلِّ أحوالِه
عُريانَnaked يكسوclothes الناسَthe people أوor يُعريstrips bare
عُريانَ يكسو الناسَ أو يُعري
You see him in every condition,
You see him in all his states
Naked, clothing people or stripping them bare.
Naked clothing people or stripping them bare
يُرىis seen أسيراًa captive فيin دواةٍan inkwell وقدand indeed
يُرى أسيراً في دواةٍ وقد
أطلَقَfreed أقواماًgroups of people منfrom الأَسرِcaptivity
أطلَقَ أقواماً من الأَسرِ
He is seen captive in an inkwell, though
He is seen captive in an inkwell yet
He has freed people from captivity.
He freed peoples from captivity
Sol 6.1