ماwhat شأنthe matter with عينكyour eye طلةdew-wet الأجفانthe eyelids
ما شأن عينك طلة الأجفان
مماfrom what تفيضit overflows مريضةailing الإنسانthe pupil
مما تفيض مريضة الإنسان
What ails your eye, its eyelids moist—
What ails your eye, its eyelids bedewed?
why does it overflow, its pupil ailing?
Why does it overflow, its pupil ailing?
مطروفةinjured تهميstream down الدموعthe tears كأنهاas though it were
مطروفة تهمي الدموع كأنها
وشلa trickle of water تشلشلflowed drop by drop دائمunceasing التهتانthe dripping
وشل تشلشل دائم التهتان
Stricken, its tears stream as though they were
Stricken, it streams with tears, as though it were
a trickling rill, pouring without cease.
A trickle of water, flowing drop by drop without end.
