أَبكيكَI weep for you أمor أُبكيI make weep عليكَover you الناديthe assembly
أَبكيكَ أم أُبكي عليكَ النادي
ياO فِلْذةa piece قُدّتْwas cut منfrom الأكبادِthe livers
يا فِلْذة قُدّتْ من الأكبادِ
Shall I weep for you, or make the assembly weep over you?
Shall I weep for you or weep for the club,
O piece cut from the livers!
O chunk taken from the liver.
ياO وْيحَalas for عَيْنٍan eye كنتyou were ملءَthe fullness of جفونهاits eyelids
يا وْيحَ عَيْنٍ كنت ملءَ جفونها
مُلِئَتْwas filled عليكover you بمدمعwith tears وسهادand sleeplessness
مُلِئَتْ عليك بمدمع وسهاد
Alas for an eye whose lids you once filled,
Alas for an eye that was filled with eyelids
It has been filled with tears and sleeplessness over you.
Filled for you with tears and pillow.