ياO دارdwelling لوif روتwatered محولكyour parched ground أدمعيmy tears
يا دار لو روت محولك أدمعي
لسفحتهاI would pour them out بكupon you أوuntil يمازجهاmingles with them الدمblood
لسفحتها بك أو يمازجها الدم
O dwelling, if my tears could water your parched ground,
I would pour them out upon you until blood mingled with them.
لكنbut دمعtears العينthe eye يحسبis thought to be قطرهits drops
لكن دمع العين يحسب قطره
ماءwater بروداcool وهوthough it is جمرcoals مضرمblazing
ماء برودا وهو جمر مضرم
Yet the drops of the eye's tears are thought to be
cool water, though they are blazing coals.
وإذاand when رأيتكI see you قفرةempty منof معشريmy people
وإذا رأيتك قفرة من معشري
وبنيand the sons of أبيmy father وهمand they لعمركby your life ماwhat همthey were
وبني أبي وهم لعمرك ما هم
And when I see you bereft of my people
and my father's sons—by your life, what men they were—
فكأننيso it is as though I عاينتbeheld حفرةthe grave of مالكMalik
فكأنني عاينت حفرة مالك
وكأننيand as though I وجداin grief عليهfor him متممMutammim
وكأنني وجدا عليه متمم
it is as though I beheld Malik's grave,
and, in grief for him, I were Mutammim.
Sol 6.1