يقولونthey say تبكيyou weep والديارwhile the dwellings قريبةnear
يقولون تبكي والديار قريبة
إذاwhen بعدتgrow distant أوطانهمtheir homelands كيفhow تصنعwill you act
إذا بعدت أوطانهم كيف تصنع
They say, “You weep while the dwellings are near—
They say, “You weep while the dwellings are near;
if their homelands grow distant, what will you do?”
When their homelands grow distant, what will you do?”
دعواlet مقلتيmy eye العبرىtearful تجودgive generously بمائهاof its water
دعوا مقلتي العبرى تجود بمائها
عسىperhaps أنthat حزنsorrow منfrom الجفنthe eyelid يوضعbe lifted
عسى أن حزن من الجفن يوضع
Let my tearful eye pour forth its water;
Let my tearful eye pour forth its water;
perhaps some sorrow may thereby be lifted from the eyelid.
Perhaps sorrow may be lifted from the eyelid.
وثقتI was certain بتنكيدof the misery caused by الفراقparting فأسبلتso shed tears
وثقت بتنكيد الفراق فأسبلت
جفونيmy eyelids وعجلتand I hastened الذيwhat أتوقعI await
جفوني وعجلت الذي أتوقع
Certain of separation’s torment, I set
I was certain of parting’s torment, so tears streamed
my eyelids flowing, and hastened what I expect.
From my eyelids, and I hastened what I await.
وماand not هيthey إلاexcept مهجةa heart ذابmelted شطرهاhalf of it
وما هي إلا مهجة ذاب شطرها
فسالتso flowed بهاwith it منfrom فوقupon خديmy cheek أدمعtears
فسالت بها من فوق خدي أدمع
It is nothing but a heart, half of which has melted;
And they are but a heart, half of which has melted;
and with it tears streamed down over my cheek.
So tears flowed with it down my cheek.
وعماand in قليلa short while ينفذwill drive through البينseparation سهمهits arrow
وعما قليل ينفذ البين سهمه
فلاso no مهجةheart تبقىwill remain ولاnor دمعtears يهمعwill stream
فلا مهجة تبقى ولا دمع يهمع
Before long, separation will drive its arrow home;
And before long, separation will drive its arrow through,
then neither heart will remain, nor tears pour.
So no heart will remain, nor any tears stream.