قالsaid حبيmy beloved علامwhy تبكيyou weep بدمعwith tears
قال حبي علام تبكي بدمع
أصفرyellow هكذاlike this تفيضoverflow المآقيthe corners of the eyes
أصفر هكذا تفيض المآقي
My beloved said, “Why do you weep with tears
My love, why do you weep with tears
Yellow, as the corners of your eyes overflow like this?”
So yellow? Thus grief overflows.
قلتI said إنindeed الدموعthe tears تألفare fond of خديmy cheek
قلت إن الدموع تألف خدي
فلهاذاso, for this reason تصفرُّturn yellow خوفَfor fear of الفراقِparting
فلهاذا تصفرُّ خوفَ الفراقِ
I said, “The tears are fond of my cheek,
I said, tears grace my cheek,
So they turn yellow for fear of parting.”
So why do they yellow with fear of parting?