مُقلَةٌan eye قَرحىsore وَقَلبٌand a heart شَيِّقُyearning
مُقلَةٌ قَرحى وَقَلبٌ شَيِّقُ
وَمَآقٍand tear ducts وَدقُهاtheir downpour يَستَبِقُraces forth
وَمَآقٍ وَدقُها يَستَبِقُ
A sore eye and a yearning heart,
And tear ducts whose downpour races forth,
وَاِشتِياقٌand longing وَاِحتِراقٌand burning وَاتقاand fear of
وَاِشتِياقٌ وَاِحتِراقٌ وَاتقا
رُقباءٍwatchers وَسَقامٌand sickness موبِقُdeadly
رُقباءٍ وَسَقامٌ موبِقُ
And longing, and burning, and fear of—
watchers—and a deadly sickness.
ياO لَقَوميfor my people وَلِقَوميand for my people قُوَّةٌstrength
يا لَقَومي وَلِقَومي قُوَّةٌ
لِوَقيذٍfor one struck down قَتَلَتهُkilled him الحَدَقُthe pupils
لِوَقيذٍ قَتَلَتهُ الحَدَقُ
O my people—and my people have strength—
for one struck down, whom the pupils have slain.
إِرفِقواbe gentle, all of you بِالقَلبِwith the heart قَدindeed أَوثَقتُمُyou all have fastened
إِرفِقوا بِالقَلبِ قَد أَوثَقتُمُ
قَيدَهُits fetter وَالعِشقُand love قَيدٌa fetter موثِقُfirmly binding
قَيدَهُ وَالعِشقُ قَيدٌ موثِقُ
Be gentle with the heart; you have fastened
its fetter, and love is a binding fetter.