جلis great قدرُthe worth الدمعِof tears عنديin my eyes
جل قدرُ الدمعِ عندي
حينَwhen لاnot أبكيكI weep for you جهديwith all my might
حينَ لا أبكيك جهدي
How highly I must prize my tears,
when I do not weep for you with all my might.
أناI إنif لمnot أبكI weep for مَنthe one whom أهstart of أهوى: I love
أنا إن لم أبك مَن أه
وَىend of أهوى: I love فَمنthen who يبكيهِweeps for him بعديafter me
وَى فَمن يبكيهِ بعدي
If I do not weep for the one I love,
then who will weep for him after me?
أيّwhich خدٍّcheek بعدafter خدَّيtwo cheeks
أيّ خدٍّ بعد خدَّي
هِhis ترىdo you think يألَفgrows fond of خدِّيmy cheek
هِ ترى يألَف خدِّي
Which cheek, after his two cheeks,
do you think my cheek will grow fond of?
لمnot تَزلceased بيupon me حادثاتcalamities الدthe (start of الدهر)
لم تَزل بي حادثات الد
دَهرِtime (completing الدهر) حتىuntil صرتI became وَحديalone
دَهرِ حتى صرت وَحدي
Time's calamities never ceased afflicting me,
until I was left alone.
Sol 6.1