وَغَرسٍand a sapling مِنَfrom among الأَحبابِloved ones غَيَّبتُI buried فيin الثَرىthe earth
وَغَرسٍ مِنَ الأَحبابِ غَيَّبتُ في الثَرى
وَسَقَّتهُand watered it أَجفانيmy eyelids بِسَحٍّwith pouring tears وَقاطِرِand dripping tears
وَسَقَّتهُ أَجفاني بِسَحٍّ وَقاطِرِ
And a sapling from among my loved ones I buried in the earth,
And my eyelids watered it with torrents and drops;
فَأَثمَرَso it bore fruit هَمّاًsorrow لاnever يَبيدُperishes وَحَسرَةًand regret
فَأَثمَرَ هَمّاً لا يَبيدُ وَحَسرَةً
لِقَلبِيَfor my heart تَجنيهاyou reap it بِأَيديwith the hands of الخَواطِرِthoughts
لِقَلبِيَ تَجنيها بِأَيدي الخَواطِرِ
So it bore undying sorrow and regret,
Which you reap for my heart with the hands of thoughts.
أَياO شُعبَةَbranch of النَفسِthe soul الَّتيwhich لَيسَthere is not غَيرُهاanother besides it
أَيا شُعبَةَ النَفسِ الَّتي لَيسَ غَيرُها
سَقَطتَyou have fallen فَقَدso indeed أَفرَدتَyou left alone عوديmy stem لِكاسِرِfor a breaker
سَقَطتَ فَقَد أَفرَدتَ عودي لِكاسِرِ
O my soul's one and only branch,
You have fallen, leaving my stem alone for one who would break it.
وَيادَهرُand O Time هَذيthis فِعلَةٌa deed قَدindeed فَعَلَتهاyou have done it
وَيادَهرُ هَذي فِعلَةٌ قَد فَعَلَتها
عَلىaround مِثلِهاits like كانَتused to تَدورُcircle دَوائِريmy turns of fortune
عَلى مِثلِها كانَت تَدورُ دَوائِري
And O Time, this is a deed you have done—
Around its like my turns of fortune used to circle.