مُزِجتwere mingled دموعُtears of العينthe eye منfrom (continued)
مُزِجت دموعُ العين من
يme (completes 'from me') يومthe day بانُواthey departed بالدماءِwith blood
ي يوم بانُوا بالدماءِ
The tears of my eye were mingled,
on the day they departed, with blood.
فكأنماand so, as though مزجتmixed لِخَدfor the cheek (continued)
فكأنما مزجت لِخَد
ديmy (completes 'for my cheek') مُقلتيmy eye خمراًwine بماءِwith water
دي مُقلتي خمراً بماءِ
And it was as though, for my cheek,
my eye had mixed wine with water.
ذهبwent away البكاءweeping بعَبْرتيwith my tears
ذهب البكاء بعَبْرتي
حتىuntil بكيتُI wept علىover البكاءِweeping
حتى بكيتُ على البكاءِ
Weeping carried away my tears,
until I wept over weeping itself.
Sol 6.1