رَمِدتْgrew sore مُقلتيmy eye اشتياقاًout of longing إليكاfor you
رَمِدتْ مُقلتي اشتياقاً إليكا
واكتسىand clothed itself in الذُّلَّhumiliation وجهُthe face of حِرصيmy eagerness عليكاfor you
واكتسى الذُّلَّ وجهُ حِرصي عليكا
My eye grew sore from longing for you,
My eyes yearned for you
and the face of my eagerness for you was clothed in humiliation.
And my eager face donned humiliation for you
وانقضتْand ended كلُّevery حسرةٍsorrow لكfor you إلاexcept
وانقضتْ كلُّ حسرةٍ لك إلا
حسرتيmy sorrow للمغيبat being absent عنfrom ناظريكاyour two eyes
حسرتي للمغيب عن ناظريكا
And every sorrow for you has ended, except
Every regret for you has passed
my sorrow at being absent from your gaze.
Except my regret for your absence from my sight
أيهاO السيدُthe master المُحَجَّبveiled عنيfrom me
أيها السيدُ المُحَجَّب عني
أنتyou ليto me واقفٌremaining unchanged علىin حالتيكاyour two states
أنت لي واقفٌ على حالتيكا
O master, veiled from me,
Oh you, my Master, veiled from me
you remain the same to me in both your states.
You know my state
حينwhen أبهجتَyou gladdened بيthrough me الصديقَthe friend وأشجيand saddened (verb continues)
حين أبهجتَ بي الصديقَ وأشجي
تَyou (ending of the preceding verb) عدوّيmy enemy قذفتنيyou cast me منْfrom يديكاyour two hands
تَ عدوّي قذفتني منْ يديكا
When you gladdened my friend through me and saddened
When you made my friend happy with me and consoled
my enemy, you cast me from your hands.
My enemy cast me from your hand