دعlet الدمعthe tears بالوكفby streaming ينكيwound الخدوداthe cheeks
دع الدمع بالوكف ينكي الخدودا
فانfor indeed الأحبةthe loved ones أضحواhave become خموداlifeless
فان الأحبة أضحوا خمودا
Let tears, in their streaming, wound the cheeks,
For the loved ones have become lifeless.
دعاcalled بهمfor them هاتفthe herald الحادثاتof calamities
دعا بهم هاتف الحادثات
فبدلهمand gave them in exchange بالقصورin place of palaces اللحوداthe graves
فبدلهم بالقصور اللحودا
The herald of calamities called for them,
And gave them graves in place of palaces.
دنتdrew near منهمto them نوبvisitations للردىof death
دنت منهم نوب للردى
فأفنتand destroyed ضعيفهمtheir weak والشديداand the strong
فأفنت ضعيفهم والشديدا
Death's visitations drew near to them,
And destroyed their weak and their strong.
دموعtears يكفكفهنkeeps wiping them away الأسىsorrow
دموع يكفكفهن الأسى
عليهمfor them غزارٌabundant تروىwater الصعيداthe earth
عليهم غزارٌ تروى الصعيدا
Tears that sorrow keeps wiping away
Flow plentifully for them, soaking the earth.
دجاهمtheir night-darkness وصبحهمand their morning واحدone and the same
دجاهم وصبحهم واحد
وقدand already مزقhave torn apart الدودthe worms منهمof theirs جلوداskins
وقد مزق الدود منهم جلودا
Their night and their morning are one,
And worms have already torn their skins apart.