إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle رأتsaw عينايmy two eyes لابسone wearing حمرةٍred
إذا ما رأت عيناي لابس حمرةٍ
تقطعwas torn apart قلبيmy heart حسرةًwith sorrow وتفطراand split apart
تقطع قلبي حسرةً وتفطرا
Whenever my eyes see someone clad in red,
When my eyes see him wearing red,
Whenever my eyes behold one dressed in red,
My heart is torn with sorrow and split apart.
My heart is torn with sorrow and grief.
My heart tears apart in anguish and breaks in two.
غداbecame لدماءof the blood of الناسthe people باللحظwith a glance سافكاًa shedder
غدا لدماء الناس باللحظ سافكاً
وضرجand stained منهاwith it ثوبهhis robe فتعطراso it grew fragrant
وضرج منها ثوبه فتعطرا
He has become a shedder of people's blood with his glance,
Tomorrow he will spill people's blood,
He goes forth shedding the blood of lovers with his glance,
And stained his robe with it, so it grew fragrant.
His garment will be drenched and fragrant with it.
Staining his garments with it, and perfuming himself thereby.