لاdo not تَظُنُّthink الَّذيthat which جَرىflowed
لا تَظُنُّ الَّذي جَرى
مَطَراًrain كانَwas مُمطِراpouring down
مَطَراً كانَ مُمطِرا
Do not think that what flowed
was rain pouring down.
إِنَّماnothing but ذاكَthat كُلُّهُall of it
إِنَّما ذاكَ كُلُّهُ
دَمعُtears عَينيmy eye تَحَدَّراstreamed down
دَمعُ عَيني تَحَدَّرا
All of that was nothing but
tears from my eye, streaming down.
وَتَوالَتand came in succession غُيومُهاits clouds
وَتَوالَت غُيومُها
مِنfrom هُموميmy sorrows تَفَكُّراin contemplation
مِن هُمومي تَفَكُّرا
And its clouds came in succession
from my sorrows as I brooded.
هَكَذاsuch حالُthe state مَنone who يَرىsees
هَكَذا حالُ مَن يَرى
مِنfrom حَبيبٍa beloved تَغَيَّراa change
مِن حَبيبٍ تَغَيَّرا
Such is the state of one who sees
a change in a beloved.
Sol 6.1