كفىspared فؤاديmy heart عذارُهhis cheek-down حرَقَهits burning pain
كفى فؤادي عذارُه حرَقَه
وكَفَّand stilled عيناًan eye بدمعِهاin its tears غَرِقَةdrowned
وكَفَّ عيناً بدمعِها غَرِقَة
His cheek-down spared my heart its burning pain,
Enough my heart is burnt by its reproach,
And stilled an eye drowned in its tears.
And drowned are eyes by their tears unleashed.
ماnot خطَّwas inscribed حرفٌa letter منof العِذارِthe cheek-down بهupon him
ما خطَّ حرفٌ من العِذارِ به
إلاexcept that محاit erased منfrom جماِلهhis beauty ورقَهits pages
إلا محا من جماِله ورقَه
No letter of cheek-down was inscribed upon him
No letter of reproach is drawn by it,
Without erasing pages from his beauty.
But erases its beauty and grace.