ترىdo you suppose عدواًan enemy دعاprayed عليناagainst us
ترى عدواً دعا علينا
بدعوةٍwith a prayer صادفَتْmet with نفاذاfulfillment
بدعوةٍ صادفَتْ نفاذا
Do you suppose an enemy prayed against us
An enemy has cursed us
With a prayer that took effect?
With an invocation finding its mark
خَلَتْbecame empty ديارُthe dwellings الحبيبِof the beloved منهمْof them
خَلَتْ ديارُ الحبيبِ منهمْ
ياoh ليتنيif only I متُّhad died قبلَbefore هذاthis
يا ليتني متُّ قبلَ هذا
The beloved's dwellings are empty of them;
The abode of the beloved is empty of them
Oh, if only I had died before this!
Oh, would that I had died before this