سقى اللَه أرضا أنت فيها بوابل

سقى اللَه أرضا أنت فيها بوابل

وحيا مغانيك السحاب المخيم

وحيا مغانيك السحاب المخيم

May God water the land where you dwell with a downpour,

God watered a land you are in with downpours

and may the hovering clouds greet your dwelling places.

And revived your melodies, the gathered clouds

ولست بدمعي باخلاً غير انني

ولست بدمعي باخلاً غير انني

لأكره سقيا الدمع اكثره دم

لأكره سقيا الدمع اكثره دم

I am not sparing with my tears, except that

And I am not stingy with my tears, but

I loathe watering with tears: most of them are blood.

I hate shedding tears mostly blood

وله واغيد اورثني بعده

وله واغيد اورثني بعده

ثوب الضنا فيه وفرط السقا

ثوب الضنا فيه وفرط السقا

And by him: a graceful youth whose absence bequeathed me

And for him I mourn after he left

a robe of wasting sickness for his sake, and grievous illness.

The garment of grief in it and excess of watering

رثى لي العاذل في حبه

رثى لي العاذل في حبه

حتى إذا خط عذاره لام

حتى إذا خط عذاره لام

My reproacher pitied me for loving him,

The lover grieved for me in his love

until his cheek-down appeared—then he reproached me.

Until when he drew his blame, he blamed