سُرورُناour joy بَعدَكُمafter you ناقِصُdiminished
سُرورُنا بَعدَكُم ناقِصُ
وَالعَيشُand life لاnot صافٍserene وَلاnor خالِصُpure
وَالعَيشُ لا صافٍ وَلا خالِصُ
Our joy after you is diminished.
And life is neither serene nor pure.
وَالسَعدُand good fortune إِنif طالَعَناwe behold نَجمَهُits star
وَالسَعدُ إِن طالَعَنا نَجمَهُ
وَغبتِand you are absent فَهوَthen it is الآفلُthe setting one الناكِصُthe retreating one
وَغبتِ فَهوَ الآفلُ الناكِصُ
And if we behold the star of good fortune,
While you are absent, it sets and retreats.
سَمُّوكthey named you بِالجَوهرِas “Jewel” مَظلوَمةًwronged
سَمُّوك بِالجَوهرِ مَظلوَمةً
مِثلكِyour like لاnot يُدرِكُهُcan reach it غائصُa diver
مِثلكِ لا يُدرِكُهُ غائصُ
They named you “Jewel,” wronging you;
No diver can reach your like.