وَقائِلَةٍ تَبكي وَما بَعدُ أَزمَعوا

وَقائِلَةٍ تَبكي وَما بَعدُ أَزمَعوا

عَلامَ وَفي الدَمعِ الَّذي فاضَ مَقنَعُ

عَلامَ وَفي الدَمعِ الَّذي فاضَ مَقنَعُ

And a woman said, “You weep, though they have not yet resolved to depart—

And a woman cries though they did not intend

Why?”—and the tears that overflowed were answer enough.

To shed tears after all; so why shed tears now in vain?

فَقُلتُ لِبَينٍ قَد أَقامَ قِيامَتي

فَقُلتُ لِبَينٍ قَد أَقامَ قِيامَتي

وَما كانَ لَكِنّي لَهُ أَتَوَقَّعُ

وَما كانَ لَكِنّي لَهُ أَتَوَقَّعُ

So I said, “For a parting that has already brought on my Judgment Day;

I said to one who had brought about my death,

It has not happened, but I anticipate it.”

"I did not expect this from you."