ياO دِيارَabodes الأَحبابِthe loved ones بِاللَهِby God ماذاwhat
يا دِيارَ الأَحبابِ بِاللَهِ ماذا
فَعَلَتhave done فيin عِراصِكِyour courtyards الأَيّامُthe days
فَعَلَت في عِراصِكِ الأَيّامُ
O abodes of the loved ones, by God, what
have the days done in your courtyards?
أَخلَقَتهاwore them out يَدُthe hand الجَديدَينِnight and day حَتّىuntil
أَخلَقَتها يَدُ الجَديدَينِ حَتّى
نُكِرَتbecame unrecognizable مِنamong رُسومِهاtheir remains الأَعلامُthe landmarks
نُكِرَت مِن رُسومِها الأَعلامُ
The hand of night and day wore them out, until
the landmarks among their remains became unrecognizable.
قَدindeed شَهِدناwe witnessed فِعلَthe work البِلىdecay بِمَغانيin dwellings
قَد شَهِدنا فِعلَ البِلى بِمَغاني
كِyour (feminine singular) وَدَمعُand the tears الغُيومِthe clouds فيكِupon you سِجامُpouring down
كِ وَدَمعُ الغُيومِ فيكِ سِجامُ
We have indeed witnessed decay's work in dwellings
of yours, while the clouds' tears pour down upon you.
وَاِقتَرَضناand we borrowed مِنهاfrom them الدُموعَthe tears فَقالَتso they said
وَاِقتَرَضنا مِنها الدُموعَ فَقالَت
كُلُّevery قَرضٍloan يَجُرُّbrings نَفعاًa benefit حَرامُforbidden
كُلُّ قَرضٍ يَجُرُّ نَفعاً حَرامُ
And we borrowed tears from them, so they said:
Every loan that brings a benefit is forbidden.
Sol 6.1