رُزِقْتُ بِنْتاً لَيتَها لَمْ تَكُنْ

رُزِقْتُ بِنْتاً لَيتَها لَمْ تَكُنْ

في لَيلَةٍ كالدَّهُرِ قَضّيتُها

في لَيلَةٍ كالدَّهُرِ قَضّيتُها

I was granted a daughter—would that she had never existed—

I was blessed with a daughter, would that she had not been

On a night I spent that was like an eternity.

In a night like an epoch I spent it

وَقِيلَ ما سَميَّتَها قُلتُ لَوْ

وَقِيلَ ما سَميَّتَها قُلتُ لَوْ

بَكيْتُ مِنها كُنْتُ سَمّيتُها

بَكيْتُ مِنها كُنْتُ سَمّيتُها

And I was asked, 'What did you name her?' I said, 'If

It was said what did you name her I said if

I had wept because of her, I would have named her.'

I had wept for her, I would have named her Tears