تَوْريدُrosy coloring وَرْدِrose الخَدِّthe cheek أَلْبَسَclothed أَدْمُعيmy tears
تَوْريدُ وَرْدِ الخَدِّ أَلْبَسَ أَدْمُعي
لَمَّاwhen اسْتَهَلَّتْthey flowed forth حُلَّةَa robe التَّوريدِrose-red coloring
لَمَّا اسْتَهَلَّتْ حُلَّةَ التَّوريدِ
The rosy flush of the cheek's rose clothed my tears,
The delivery of rose cheeks clothed my tears
When they flowed forth, in a robe of rose-red.
When the dress of delivery began
قَدْindeed كانَwas لِيfor me صَبْرٌpatience حَميدٌpraiseworthy مَرَّةًonce
قَدْ كانَ لِي صَبْرٌ حَميدٌ مَرَّةً
فَالْيَوْمَbut today صَبْريmy patience صارَhas become غَيْرَnot حَمِيدِpraiseworthy
فَالْيَوْمَ صَبْري صارَ غَيْرَ حَمِيدِ
Once I had praiseworthy patience;
I once had praiseworthy patience
But today my patience is no longer praiseworthy.
But today my patience is no longer praiseworthy
إِقْرارُconfession دَمْعيmy tears بالهَوىof love مِلءَthe full measure of الهَوىlove
إِقْرارُ دَمْعي بالهَوى مِلءَ الهَوى
فَضَحَexposed استِتاريmy concealment فيin الهَوىlove وَجُحُوديand my denial
فَضَحَ استِتاري في الهَوى وَجُحُودي
My tears' confession of love, in love's full measure,
My tears' admission of passion fulfilled passion's cup
Exposed my secrecy in love and my denial.
Exposing my concealment of passion and my denial