وهادَينَناand they exchanged with us ماwhat فيin الصُّدورthe breasts (hearts) بأعيُنٍwith eyes
وهادَينَنا ما في الصُّدور بأعيُنٍ
كفىsufficed وحْيُهاtheir silent signals منinstead of أنto تقولَspeak وتُرسِلاand send messages
كفى وحْيُها من أن تقولَ وتُرسِلا
And through their eyes they shared with us what lay in their hearts;
With eyes that see what's hidden in our hearts
Their silent signals sufficed, without speech or messages.
A glance from them is message enough to impart
عشيّةَthat evening أذرَينَthey shed الدُّموعَthe tears فلمand did not نجِدْwe find
عشيّةَ أذرَينَ الدُّموعَ فلم نجِدْ
علىon أحدٍanyone إلاَّexcept البكاءَweeping مُعوَّلاa source of reliance
على أحدٍ إلاَّ البكاءَ مُعوَّلا
That evening they shed tears, and we could not find
One April evening when tears began to flow
Anyone to rely upon except weeping.
We found in sorrow our only recourse