وَضعناwe laid علىupon جمرِthe embers of الفراقِparting خدودَناour cheeks
وَضعنا على جمرِ الفراقِ خدودَنا
فعادتso became سماءُthe sky of الكِبرpride منthrough ذُلناour abasement أرضاearth
فعادت سماءُ الكِبر من ذُلنا أرضا
We laid our cheeks upon the embers of parting.
So the sky of pride became earth through our abasement.
وَقفناwe stood وقوفَwith the stillness of الدَّمعtears منfrom بَهتةِthe shock of النّوىseparation
وَقفنا وقوفَ الدَّمع من بَهتةِ النّوى
فلمso … not نستطعwe could ركعاًbowing down ولمand … not نستطعwe could نَهضاrising
فلم نستطع ركعاً ولم نستطع نَهضا
We stood with the stillness of tears, stunned by separation.
So we could neither bow down nor rise.
Translation model: Sol 6.1