أردناwe wished سؤالَto ask الدارِthe dwelling عَمّنabout those who تحمّلواthey departed
أردنا سؤالَ الدارِ عَمّن تحمّلوا
فلمso did not نَدرِwe know مِنfrom فَرطِexcess البكاthe weeping كيفhow نسأَلwe ask
فلم نَدرِ مِن فَرطِ البكا كيف نسأَل
We wished to ask the dwelling about those who had departed,
But from so much weeping, we did not know how to ask.
وهاجand stirred لناfor us الذكرىremembrance معاهدُfamiliar haunts أصبحتhad become
وهاج لنا الذكرى معاهدُ أصبحت
تعيثُwreaks havoc صباًan east wind فيهاin them وتعبثُand plays شمأَلُa north wind
تعيثُ صباً فيها وتعبثُ شمأَلُ
And familiar haunts stirred memories in us, where now
The east wind wreaks havoc and the north wind plays.
Translation model: Sol 6.1