الدمعthe tears فيin العينthe eye لاno نومsleep ولاand no نظرٌsight
الدمع في العين لا نوم ولا نظرٌ
ولاand no محالةescape منfrom معنىًa purpose لهfor it خُلِقاwas created
ولا محالة من معنىً له خُلِقا
Tears in the eye—no sleep, no sight.
Tears in the eyes, no sleep nor sight
And there must be a purpose for which they were created.
Inevitably it was created with meaning
ولمand did not أجدI find ذلكthat المعنىthe purpose وعيشكماby both your lives
ولم أجد ذلك المعنى وعيشكما
إلاexcept البكاءweeping إذاwhen ماemphatic particle فاجعa calamity طرقاcame knocking
إلا البكاء إذا ما فاجع طرقا
And I have found no such purpose, by both your lives,
And I did not find that meaning, nor your life
Except weeping whenever calamity comes knocking.
Except in weeping when grief knocks
فخلياso let, both of you أدمعيmy tears تقروfollow مساربهاtheir channels
فخليا أدمعي تقرو مساربها
فإنهاfor they are عبرٌtears إنif لمdoes not يفضflow خنقاchokes
فإنها عبرٌ إن لم يفض خنقا
So, both of you, let my tears follow their channels.
So flow, my tears, wet your channels
For they are tears: if they do not flow, they choke.
For it is eloquence, even if not poured in anguish
رزئيmy bereavement أجلُّgreater فلاso let not تكذبdeceive ظنونكماthe surmises of you both
رزئي أجلُّ فلا تكذب ظنونكما
منthan أنthat يُصدَّقbe believed مجلوديmy fortitude ولوand even if صدقاit were genuine
من أن يُصدَّق مجلودي ولو صدقا
My bereavement is too great—let not your surmises deceive you—
I have been harmed, so do not contradict your suspicions
For my fortitude to be believed, even if it were genuine.
That my suffering be believed, even if truthfully told