وَكَذَّبتُand I disbelieved طَرفيmy sight عَنكِconcerning you وَالطَرفُand the sight صادِقٌtruthful
وَكَذَّبتُ طَرفي عَنكِ وَالطَرفُ صادِقٌ
وَأَسمَعتُand I made hear أُذنيmy ear فيكِconcerning you مَاwhat لَيسَdoes not تَسمَعُhear
وَأَسمَعتُ أُذني فيكِ مَا لَيسَ تَسمَعُ
And I disbelieved my eyes about you, though my eyes spoke true.
And I made my ear hear about you what it did not hear.
لَقيتُI encountered أُموراًthings فيكَconcerning you لَمnot أَلقَI encounter مِثلَهاtheir like
لَقيتُ أُموراً فيكَ لَم أَلقَ مِثلَها
وَأَعظَمُand greater مِنهاthan them فيكِconcerning you ماwhat أَتَوَقَّعُI expect
وَأَعظَمُ مِنها فيكِ ما أَتَوَقَّعُ
I encountered things through you whose like I had never encountered.
And greater than these is what I expect from you.
فَلاso not كِبرَتيmy old age تَبكيdraws tears وَلاand no لَكِfor you رَحمَةٌmercy
فَلا كِبرَتي تَبكي وَلا لَكِ رَحمَةٌ
وَلاand no عَنكِfrom you إِقصارٌturning away وَلاand no فيكِin you مَطمَعُhope
وَلا عَنكِ إِقصارٌ وَلا فيكِ مَطمَعُ
So my old age draws no tears, and you have no mercy.
There is no turning away from you, and no hope of winning you.