لَوif لَمnot يُفارِقنيpart from me عَطِيَّةُAtiyya لَمnot أَهُنbe brought low
لَو لَم يُفارِقني عَطِيَّةُ لَم أَهُن
وَلَمand not أُعطِI give أَعدائيmy enemies الَّذيwhat كُنتُI used to أَمنَعُwithhold
وَلَم أُعطِ أَعدائي الَّذي كُنتُ أَمنَعُ
If Atiyya had not parted from me, I would not have been brought low,
Had Atiyyah not parted from me, I'd not be disgraced,
Nor would I have given my enemies what I used to withhold.
Nor would I give my enemies what I'd always refused.
شُجاعٌbrave إِذاwhen لاقىhe encountered a foe وَرامٍand an archer إِذاwhen رَمىhe shot
شُجاعٌ إِذا لاقى وَرامٍ إِذا رَمى
وَهادٍand a guide إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَظلَمَgrew dark اللَيلُthe night مِصدَعُbold and resolute
وَهادٍ إِذا ما أَظلَمَ اللَيلُ مِصدَعُ
Brave when he faced a foe, an archer when he shot,
Valiant when facing a lion, fearless when shooting arrows,
And a bold, resolute guide when the night grew dark.
Calm when darkest night blankets the land.
سَأَبكيكَI shall weep for you حَتّىuntil تُنفِدَexhausts العَينُthe eye ماءَهاits water
سَأَبكيكَ حَتّى تُنفِدَ العَينُ ماءَها
وَيَشفِيَand heal مِنّيwithin me الدَمعُtears ماwhat أَتَوَجَّعُI suffer painfully
وَيَشفِيَ مِنّي الدَمعُ ما أَتَوَجَّعُ
I shall weep for you until my eye has spent its water,
I will weep for you until tears run dry,
And tears heal the pain within me.
And weeping relieves my deep pain.