أقولُI say للعينto the eye فيon يومِthe day of الفرَاقِparting وقَدand already
أقولُ للعين في يومِ الفرَاقِ وقَد
فَاضَتْit overflowed بدمعٍwith tears علىupon الخدّينِthe two cheeks مُسْتَبِقِracing
فَاضَتْ بدمعٍ على الخدّينِ مُسْتَبِقِ
I say to my eye on the day of parting, as it has
overflowed with tears racing down both cheeks:
تَزوَّدِيprovision yourself اليومَtoday منfrom تَوديعهمbidding them farewell نظراًgazing
تَزوَّدِي اليومَ من تَوديعهم نظراً
فَفيfor in غَدٍtomorrow تَفرُغيyou will be free للدّمعِfor tears والأرقِand sleeplessness
فَفي غَدٍ تَفرُغي للدّمعِ والأرقِ
“Store up the sight of them today as you bid them farewell;
for tomorrow you will have time for tears and sleeplessness.”
Sol 6.1