ظنَّthought العذولُthe reproacher أدمعيmy tears تناثرتhad scattered
ظنَّ العذولُ أدمعي تناثرت
حُمراًred لعمريby my life غَرَّهdeceived him ماwhat يُبصرُهhe sees
حُمراً لعمري غَرَّه ما يُبصرُه
The reproacher thought my tears had scattered
red—by my life, what he sees has deceived him.
وإنَّماbut rather يقدحُstrikes sparks زندُthe fire-steel الشوقِof longing فيin
وإنَّما يقدحُ زندُ الشوقِ في
قلبيmy heart ومنand from عينيmy eye يطيرُflies شررُهits sparks
قلبي ومن عيني يطيرُ شررُه
Rather, longing’s fire-steel strikes sparks in
my heart, and from my eye its sparks fly.
Sol 6.1