ياO وحشتاmy desolation! منbecause of جيرةٍneighbors مذsince نأواthey went far away
يا وحشتا من جيرةٍ مذ نأوا
علوloftiness قدريmy standing فيin الهوىlove انحطاfell low
علو قدري في الهوى انحطا
Alas, how lonely I am since those neighbors went far away!
My lofty standing has fallen low in love.
حكتresembled دموعيmy tears البحرthe sea منfrom بعدهمafter them
حكت دموعي البحر من بعدهم
لماwhen رأتthey saw منزلهمtheir dwelling شطاhad grown distant
لما رأت منزلهم شطا
My tears resembled the sea after their departure,
when they saw that their dwelling had grown distant.