لمّاwhen اجتمعُواthey gathered عَواذليmy reproachers للَّومِfor reproach
لمّا اجتمعُوا عَواذلي للَّومِ
يَلحَونَthey reproach علىfor البُكاءِweeping بَعدَafter القومِthe people
يَلحَونَ على البُكاءِ بَعدَ القومِ
When my reproachers gathered to blame me,
reproaching me for weeping after the people had gone,
ماnot جئتُI came بِعذرٍwith an excuse غيرَother than قَوليmy saying لهُمُto them
ما جئتُ بِعذرٍ غيرَ قَولي لهُمُ
غسلتُI washed بماءِwith the water of الدَّمعِtears مَيتَthe corpse of النَّومِsleep
غسلتُ بماءِ الدَّمعِ مَيتَ النَّومِ
I offered no excuse but my words to them:
“I washed the corpse of sleep with the water of tears.”
Sol 6.1