قدindeed كنتُI used to أبكيI weep علىfor منthose who ماتَdied منamong سَلَفيmy forebears
قد كنتُ أبكي على من ماتَ من سَلَفي
وأهلُand the people of وُدِّيmy affection جميعٌall together غيرُnot أشتاتِscattered
وأهلُ وُدِّي جميعٌ غيرُ أشتاتِ
I used to weep for those of my forebears who had died,
I used to cry for those of my ancestors who died
while all my loved ones were together, not scattered.
And all my beloved people were together, not scattered
فاليومso today إذwhen فرَّقَتْparted بينيbetween me وبينَهُمُand between them
فاليوم إذ فرَّقَتْ بيني وبينَهُمُ
نوىًdistance بكيْتُI wept علىfor أهلthe people of المودَّاتِbonds of affection
نوىً بكيْتُ على أهل المودَّاتِ
So today, when I was parted from them
But today when it separated me from them
by distance, I wept for those I love.
I cried profusely for the people of affection
وماand what is حياةُthe life of امرئٍa man أَضحَتْhave become مَدَامِعُهُhis tears
وما حياةُ امرئٍ أَضحَتْ مَدَامِعُهُ
مقسومةًdivided بينbetween أحيَاءٍthe living وأمواتِand the dead
مقسومةً بين أحيَاءٍ وأمواتِ
And what is the life of a man whose tears have become
And the life of a person whose tears
divided between the living and the dead?
Are divided between the living and the dead