أُختانِtwo sisters إِحداهُماone of them إِذاwhen اِنتَحَبَتshe sobs
أُختانِ إِحداهُما إِذا اِنتَحَبَت
تَبكيshe weeps كَباكٍlike a weeper بِدَمعَةٍwith a tear حَرّىburning
تَبكي كَباكٍ بِدَمعَةٍ حَرّى
Two sisters—when one of them sobs,
Two sisters, one when she weeps
She weeps like a weeper, with a burning tear;
Cries tears as hot as glowing embers
وَماand not بِهاin her صَبوَةٌlonging وَلاand no حَزنٌsorrow
وَما بِها صَبوَةٌ وَلا حَزنٌ
تَضحَكُshe laughs مِنهاat her لِدَمعِهاbecause of her tears الأُخرىthe other
تَضحَكُ مِنها لِدَمعِها الأُخرى
Yet she has neither longing nor sorrow;
Though not sad or melancholy
The other laughs at her because of her tears.
The other smiles at her sister's tears