سقىmay he water اللَهGod أرضاa land أنتyou فيهاin it بوابلwith a downpour
سقى اللَه أرضا أنت فيها بوابل
وحياand may they greet مغانيكyour dwelling places السحابthe clouds المخيمhovering overhead
وحيا مغانيك السحاب المخيم
May God water the land where you dwell with a downpour,
God watered a land you are in with downpours
and may the hovering clouds greet your dwelling places.
And revived your melodies, the gathered clouds
ولستand I am not بدمعيwith my tears باخلاًsparing غيرexcept اننيthat I
ولست بدمعي باخلاً غير انني
لأكرهI indeed loathe سقياwatering الدمعtears اكثرهmost of it دمblood
لأكره سقيا الدمع اكثره دم
I am not sparing with my tears, except that
And I am not stingy with my tears, but
I loathe watering with tears: most of them are blood.
I hate shedding tears mostly blood
ولهand by him [also] واغيدand a graceful youth اورثنيbequeathed me بعدهhis absence
وله واغيد اورثني بعده
ثوبa robe الضناwasting sickness فيهfor his sake وفرطand excess of السقاillness (apparently truncated from السقام)
ثوب الضنا فيه وفرط السقا
And by him: a graceful youth whose absence bequeathed me
And for him I mourn after he left
a robe of wasting sickness for his sake, and grievous illness.
The garment of grief in it and excess of watering
رثىfelt pity ليfor me العاذلthe reproacher فيin حبهlove of him
رثى لي العاذل في حبه
حتىuntil إذاwhen خطappeared in a line عذارهhis cheek-down لامhe reproached (also a pun on the letter lām)
حتى إذا خط عذاره لام
My reproacher pitied me for loving him,
The lover grieved for me in his love
until his cheek-down appeared—then he reproached me.
Until when he drew his blame, he blamed
Sol 6.1