تَظَلُّremains كَفَّيَّmy palm لِحُرفيbecause of my ill fortune إِنif لَمَستُI touched بِهاwith it
تَظَلُّ كَفَّيَّ لِحُرفي إِن لَمَستُ بِها
سَهيكَground طيبٍperfume كَأُخرىlike another palm باشَرَتtouched سَهكاa foul smell
سَهيكَ طيبٍ كَأُخرى باشَرَت سَهكا
My palm, through my ill fortune, remains—even if with it I touch
My hands will retain your scent if touched by them
ground perfume—like another that has touched something foul-smelling.
Like another hand shook hands scented with musk
تَغشىbeset النَوائِبُcalamities حاليmy state وَهِيَwhile it is رازِحَةٌweighed down
تَغشى النَوائِبُ حالي وَهِيَ رازِحَةٌ
كَالشِعرِlike verse يَلقىundergoes زِحافاًmetrical contraction بَعدَafter ماthat (clause marker) نُهِكاit was severely curtailed
كَالشِعرِ يَلقى زِحافاً بَعدَ ما نُهِكا
Calamities beset my state while it is already weighed down,
Troubles overwhelm my state while cooing
like verse undergoing metrical contraction after being severely curtailed.
Like poetry after being composed and perfected