بدلتكexchanged you الأيامthe days للناباتfor calamities
بدلتك الأيام للنابات
فرماكso it struck you الزمانtime بالآفاتwith afflictions
فرماك الزمان بالآفات
The days have exchanged you for calamities;
Time has changed you to indifference
So time has struck you with afflictions.
So fate struck you with afflictions
أينwhere ماwhat كانwas منof توردrosy bloom خدَّيtwo cheeks
أين ما كان من تورد خدَّي
كَyour مصوناًkept safe عنfrom أعينeyes لاحظاتgazing
كَ مصوناً عن أعين لاحظات
Where is the rosy bloom your cheeks once bore,
Where has the rosiness of your cheeks gone
Kept safe from gazing eyes?
That was protected from observers' eyes
جعلتكmade you الأيامthe days ضداًthe opposite لماof what كنwere (verb fragment)
جعلتك الأيام ضداً لما كن
تَyou (verb suffix) خلافَcontrary to الآمالِhopes والحسراتِand regrets
تَ خلافَ الآمالِ والحسراتِ
The days have made you the opposite of what you
Time has made you contrary to what you were
Were, contrary to hopes and regrets;
Unlike hopes and regrets
وروتand watered عنكon your account أعيناًeyes عبراتٍtears
وروت عنك أعيناً عبراتٍ
باشتياقٍwith longing إليكَfor you متصلاتِunceasing
باشتياقٍ إليكَ متصلاتِ
And watered eyes with tears on your account,
And eyes shed tears for you
Ceaselessly, with longing for you.
With yearning for you unceasing
Sol 6.1