لاdo not تسلask عنabout حديثtale دمعيَmy tears لمَّاwhen
لا تسل عن حديث دمعيَ لمَّا
ظعنَdeparted الركبthe caravan واستقلand set off الفريقthe company
ظعنَ الركب واستقل الفريق
Do not ask about the tale of my tears when
Ask not about the tale of my tears when
the caravan departed and the company set off.
The caravan departed and the group marched on,
لوَّنتهdyed it وأمطرتهand rained it down جفونٌeyelids
لوَّنته وأمطرته جفونٌ
جُرَّwas swept along منهاfrom them الواديthe valley وسالَand flowed العقيقal-‘Aqiq (carnelian)
جُرَّ منها الوادي وسالَ العقيق
Eyelids dyed them and rained them down;
My eyelids tinted and rained them down
from them the valley was swept along, and al-‘Aqiq flowed.
The valley flooded with them and carnelian streamed