عَجِبتُI marveled لِلعاذِلِat the reproacher المُغرِيwho urges بِفُرقَتِهِمto separation from them
عَجِبتُ لِلعاذِلِ المُغرِي بِفُرقَتِهِم
كَمhow often ذاthis (emphatic) يُعَوِّضُhe replaces ليfor me الأَفراحَthe joys بِالتَّرَحِwith sorrow
كَم ذا يُعَوِّضُ لي الأَفراحَ بِالتَّرَحِ
I marveled at the reproacher urging me to part from them.
I'm amazed at the blamer who enticed me with parting from them
How often he replaces my joys with sorrow!
How much does he compensate me for joys with sadness?
شُغِلتَyou were distracted مِنas عاذِلٍa reproacher عَنّاaway from us بِشاغِلَةٍby a distraction
شُغِلتَ مِن عاذِلٍ عَنّا بِشاغِلَةٍ
وَسارَand journeyed نَحوَكَtoward you مَرجُMarj (name) الكُحلِal-Kuhl (name) بِالمِدَحِwith praises
وَسارَ نَحوَكَ مَرجُ الكُحلِ بِالمِدَحِ
You, reproacher, were kept from us by a distraction.
You were busy with a blamer from us with an occupier
And Marj al-Kuhl journeyed toward you with praises.
While the kohl of your eyes flowed towards you with praise