دمعُtears عينيmy eye كانwas مشتاyearning (first fragment)
دمعُ عيني كان مشتا
قاًyearning (final fragment) إلىfor قرَّةِdelight of عينيmy eye
قاً إلى قرَّةِ عيني
My eye's tears were yearning
for the apple of my eye.
إنهُindeed it كانwas رسولاًa messenger
إنهُ كان رسولاً
بينهُbetween him الدهرَthroughout time وبَينيand me
بينهُ الدهرَ وبَيني
Indeed, they were a messenger
between him and me throughout time.
فلئِنso if indeed غابَhe has gone فقدthen indeed غاgone (first fragment)
فلئِن غابَ فقد غا
بَgone (final fragment) سرورُjoy المقلتينِthe two eyes
بَ سرورُ المقلتينِ
So if he has gone, then gone
is the joy of both eyes.
أنفدَhe exhausted الدمعَthe tears منfrom الطرفِthe eye
أنفدَ الدمعَ من الطرفِ
وروَّىand he watered الوجنَتينِthe two cheeks
وروَّى الوجنَتينِ
He drained the tears from the eye
and watered both cheeks.
Sol 6.1