أَذاقَنيmade me taste الحَينdeath قَبلbefore حينيmy appointed time
أَذاقَني الحَين قَبل حيني
نَهارa day بَينٍof parting وأيand what a بينparting
نَهار بَينٍ وأي بين
I was made to taste death before my time
by a day of parting—and what a parting!
وَقالَand said خُذtake حَسرةsorrow لِقَلبيto my heart
وَقالَ خُذ حَسرة لِقَلبي
وَقالَand said هاتbring البُكاweeping لِعَينيto my eye
وَقالَ هات البُكا لِعَيني
And it said to my heart, 'Take sorrow,'
And it said to my eye, 'Bring forth tears.'
فَأَيso what ذَنبsin جَنيتI committed حَتّىthat
فَأَي ذَنب جَنيت حَتّى
غُرّيتI was beguiled حَولينtwo years كاملينcomplete
غُرّيت حَولين كاملين
What sin, then, did I commit that
I was beguiled for two full years?