أيهاO الطرفُthe eye كمhow often حذِرwere wary (continued next line)
أيها الطرفُ كم حذِر
تَyou (ending of the preceding verb) فلمyet not ينفعِavail الحَذَرcaution
تَ فلم ينفعِ الحَذَر
O eye, how often you were wary,
yet caution was of no avail.
كيفَhow أبصرتَyou beheld منany (introducing an indefinite object) مُحبbeloved (continued next line)
كيفَ أبصرتَ من مُحب
بٍcompletion of “beloved” ولمand not يُبصرِbe seen القَدَرfate
بٍ ولم يُبصرِ القَدَر
How did you behold a beloved,
while fate remained unseen?
لمnot أزلI cease مشفقاًapprehensive علَيfor (continued next line)
لم أزل مشفقاً علَي
كَyou منfrom الدَّمعِtears والسَّهَرand sleeplessness
كَ من الدَّمعِ والسَّهَر
I have always worried about
you, fearing tears and sleeplessness.
أنتَyou أهلكتنيyou destroyed me وكنand were (continued next line)
أنتَ أهلكتني وكن
تَyou (ending of the preceding verb) غَنياًhaving no need عنof النظَّرgazing
تَ غَنياً عن النظَّر
You destroyed me, though
you had no need to gaze.
Sol 6.1