أَمَاis it not آنَthe time has come للطّيْفِfor the apparition أَنْto يَأْتِياcome
أَمَا آنَ للطّيْفِ أَنْ يَأْتِيا
وأَنْand to يَطْرُقَvisit by night الوَطَنَthe dwelling الدَّانِياnearby
وأَنْ يَطْرُقَ الوَطَنَ الدَّانِيا
Is it not time for the apparition to come
Is it not time for the gentle one to come
and visit the nearby dwelling by night?
And knock on the ruined homeland
وإِنِّيand indeed I لأَحْسَبُsurely think رَيْبَthe ravages of الزَّمَاtime (continued on the next line)
وإِنِّي لأَحْسَبُ رَيْبَ الزَّمَا
نِ(completes the preceding word, 'time') سَيَتْرُكُنيwill leave me جَسَداًa body بالِياwasted
نِ سَيَتْرُكُني جَسَداً بالِيا
And I indeed think the ravages of time
And I reckon the doubt of time
will leave me a wasted body.
Will leave me a fading body
سأَشْكُرُI shall be grateful for ذلكَthat لاnot ناسِياًforgetting
سأَشْكُرُ ذلكَ لا ناسِياً
جَميلَthe beauty of الصَّفَاءِsincere affection ولاnor قَالِياhating
جَميلَ الصَّفَاءِ ولا قَالِيا
I shall be grateful for that, neither forgetting
I will thank that, not forgetting
the beauty of sincere affection nor bearing hatred.
The beautiful serenity, nor speaking ill
وقَدْand indeed كُنْتُI used to أَنْشُرُهُproclaim it ضَاحِكاًlaughing
وقَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْشُرُهُ ضَاحِكاً
فَقَدْbut now صِرْتُI have become أَنْشُرُهُproclaiming it باكِياweeping
فَقَدْ صِرْتُ أَنْشُرُهُ باكِيا
And I used to proclaim it laughing,
I used to spread it laughing
but now I proclaim it weeping.
Now I spread it crying