لامواthey reproached عَلىfor كُثرabundance of البُكاweeping ناظريmy eye
لاموا عَلى كُثر البُكا ناظري
وَلَمand did not يَرواthey see منظرَهhis appearance الناضِراradiant
وَلَم يَروا منظرَه الناضِرا
They reproached my eye for weeping so much,
Yet they had not seen his radiant appearance.
وَلَوand if رآهhe saw him عاذليmy reproacher لاmay he not رأىsee
وَلَو رآه عاذلي لا رأى
أَصبحَhe would become لاmay he not أَصبحَlive to see morning ليfor me عاذِراone who excuses
أَصبحَ لا أَصبحَ لي عاذِرا
And if my reproacher saw him—may he never see!—
He would become—may he never see morning!—one who excuses me.