ماwhat ليwith me أرىI see عينthe eye of العلىeminence لاnot ترقدsleeps
ما لي أرى عين العلى لا ترقد
وشواظand the blaze of نارfire فؤادهاher heart لاnot يخمدdies down
وشواظ نار فؤادها لا يخمد
Why do I see the eye of eminence sleepless,
Why do I see the eyes of the exalted never sleep
and the blaze of her heart’s fire unquenched?
And embers of fire in her heart never fade
ماwhat بالthe state of ناديthe gathering place of المجدglory أظلمgrew dark بعدafter ماthat
ما بال نادي المجد أظلم بعد ما
قدindeed كانwas يشرقshining صفوهits purity المتوقدglowing
قد كان يشرق صفوه المتوقد
Why has the gathering place of glory grown dark, after
What is wrong with the call of glory gone dark
its glowing purity had once shone?
After it once shone so brightly lit