مُقرانُMuqran ياO مُتَشَعِّبَbranching الراسِthe head
مُقرانُ يا مُتَشَعِّبَ الراسِ
لاmay you not تَخلُbe free مِنof هَمٍّworry وَوُسواسِand anxious thoughts
لا تَخلُ مِن هَمٍّ وَوُسواسِ
Muqran, O you with the branching head,
May you never be free of worry and anxious thoughts.
لاdo not تَقسُbe hard قَلباًof heart وَاِبكِand weep for مَنone who لَمnot يَكُنwas
لا تَقسُ قَلباً وَاِبكِ مَن لَم يَكُن
عَلىtoward الكَئيبِthe sorrowful one الصَبِّthe lovesick one بِالقاسيat all harsh
عَلى الكَئيبِ الصَبِّ بِالقاسي
Do not be hard of heart, and weep for one who was not
At all harsh toward the sorrowful, lovesick man.
رَيحانَةُa sprig of sweet basil الفِتيانِof the young men قَدalready أَصبَحَتshe has become
رَيحانَةُ الفِتيانِ قَد أَصبَحَت
رَهنَa captive of جَبابينَgraveyards وَأَرماسِand tombs
رَهنَ جَبابينَ وَأَرماسِ
The young men's sweet basil has now become
A captive of graveyards and tombs.
وَقُلand say لَهاto her ياO اِمرَأَتيmy wife هَدَّنيhas crushed me
وَقُل لَها يا اِمرَأَتي هَدَّني
فَقدُكَyour loss بَلrather ياO اِمرَأَةَwife الناسِthe people
فَقدُكَ بَل يا اِمرَأَةَ الناسِ
And say to her: “O my wife, I am crushed
By your loss—or rather, O wife of all men!”