وسألتُهاand I asked her عمّاabout what يُكدّرُclouds صفْوَهاher serenity
وسألتُها عمّا يُكدّرُ صفْوَها
فبَكتْthen she wept وفاضتْand overflowed بالأسىwith sorrow عيناهاher two eyes
فبَكتْ وفاضتْ بالأسى عيناها
And I asked her what clouds her serenity.
I asked her what was troubling her serenity
Then she wept, and her eyes overflowed with sorrow.
She wept and her eyes overflowed with sorrow
إنّيindeed I لأحزنُsurely I grieve إنif شَعَرتُI sensed بحُزنهاher sadness
إنّي لأحزنُ إن شَعَرتُ بحُزنها
كيفhow احتماليmy endurance إنif رأيتُI saw بُكاهاher weeping؟!
كيف احتمالي إن رأيتُ بُكاها؟!
Indeed, I grieve if I sense her sadness.
I am saddened if I sense her grief
How can I bear it if I see her weeping?!
How can I bear it if I see her crying?!
قبّلْتُهاI kissed her ومسَحتُand I wiped away دمعةَa tear عينهاher eye
قبّلْتُها ومسَحتُ دمعةَ عينها
علّيperhaps I أُبدّدI dispel حُزنهاher sadness وأسَاهاand her sorrow
علّي أُبدّد حُزنها وأسَاها
I kissed her and wiped a tear from her eye,
I kissed her and wiped the tear from her eye
Hoping I might dispel her sadness and sorrow.
It's up to me to dispel her grief and anguish
قالتshe said وأدُمُعُهاand her tears تسابقُrace ahead of صوتهاher voice:
قالت وأدُمُعُها تسابقُ صوتها:
إنّindeed الذيHe who خلقَcreated القلوبthe hearts كفاهاis enough for them
إنّ الذي خلقَ القلوب كفاها
She said, her tears racing ahead of her voice:
She said, her tears racing her voice:
Indeed, He who created hearts is enough for them.
He who created hearts will suffice them
دعنيlet me be فماءُfor the water العينِof the eye يرويquenches أضلُعيmy ribs
دعني فماءُ العينِ يروي أضلُعي
إنif جفّdried up فيهاwithin them عِطرُهاtheir fragrance ونَداهاand their dew
إن جفّ فيها عِطرُها ونَداها
Let me be, for the eye's water quenches my ribs,
Let me be, the water of my eye will water my ribs
if their fragrance and dew have dried within them.
If its fragrance and dew dry up in them
بعضُsome البكاweeping إنif حلّcame بعدَafter مَواجعٍpains
بعضُ البكا إن حلّ بعدَ مَواجعٍ
رَحِمshowed mercy to القلوبَthe hearts منfrom الأسىsorrow وشفاهاand healed them
رَحِم القلوبَ من الأسى وشفاها
Some weeping, if it comes after anguish,
Some crying, if it comes after suffering
spares hearts sorrow and heals them.
Has mercy on hearts from grief and heals them
Sol 6.1