وباكيةٍand a weeping one منfrom غيرother than دمعtears بأعينٍin eyes
وباكيةٍ من غير دمع بأعينٍ
علىupon غيرother than خدّa cheek دائماًalways تتحدّرُstreams down
على غير خدّ دائماً تتحدّرُ
And one who weeps, though not with tears from eyes,
With tearless weeping from eyes
forever streaming down, but not upon a cheek.
That forever descend on cheeks not their own
يغنّيsings بهاthrough her زجلchant المدِيرthe turner لقُطْبهاto her axle
يغنّي بها زجل المدِير لقُطْبها
فيطرِبهاso it delights her حُسْنbeauty الغِناءthe singing فتنعَرso she cries out
فيطرِبها حُسْن الغِناء فتنعَر
The turner's chant sings through her to her axle;
The director's poet sings of her beauty
the beauty of the singing delights her, so she cries out.
His singing disturbs her, though fair it be, and she frowns
إذاwhen نزفexhaust العشّاقthe lovers دمعَtears عيونهمْtheir eyes
إذا نزف العشّاق دمعَ عيونهمْ
فأدمعهاthen her tears معdespite كثرةِabundance of السكبthe pouring تغزُرabound
فأدمعها مع كثرةِ السكب تغزُر
When lovers exhaust the tears of their eyes,
When lovers shed the tears of their eyes
her tears abound despite the copious pouring.
Her copious weeping makes their tears seem but a drizzle
Sol 6.1