النَفسُthe soul عِندَat فِراقِهاits parting from جُثمانَهاits body
النَفسُ عِندَ فِراقِها جُثمانَها
مَحزونَةٌsorrowful لِدُروسِbecause of the ruin of رَبعٍa dwelling عامِرِinhabited
مَحزونَةٌ لِدُروسِ رَبعٍ عامِرِ
The soul, on parting from its body,
Is sorrowful at the ruin of a once-inhabited dwelling,
كَحمامَةٍlike a dove صيدَتwas caught فَثَنَّتthen it bent جيدَهاits neck
كَحمامَةٍ صيدَت فَثَنَّت جيدَها
أَسَفاًin grief لِتَنظُرَto gaze upon حالَthe state of وَكرٍa nest دامِرِruined
أَسَفاً لِتَنظُرَ حالَ وَكرٍ دامِرِ
Like a dove that was caught and then bent its neck,
In grief, to gaze upon the state of a ruined nest.
Translation model: Sol 6.1