1. My tears hang on my eyelashes, one after another
Their streams flow ceaselessly, their waters never dry
١. تَعلّقنَ بالأشفارِ من كُلّ فَعَبرةٌ
تَسير بأخرى ماؤها ما تنشّفا
2. Indeed my tears have streamed down my cheeks, one after another
Their streams flow ceaselessly, their waters never dry
٢. وقد جدّ دمعي فوقَ خدّي فَعَبرةٌ
تَسير بأخرى ماؤها ما تنشّفا
3. When two kinds come together, I say: they are sisters
Add to them a narcissus - how well they harmonise
٣. إذا اجتمعا نوعين قلتُ شقيقةٌ
أُضيف إليها نرجسٌ فتألفا