لمَّاwhen وقفناwe stood للوَداعِfor farewell وصارماًand what … became (apparently intended as وصار ما)
لمَّا وقفنا للوَداعِ وصارماً
كنَّاwe were نظُنُّthinking منof النَّوىseparation تحقيقَاa reality
كنَّا نظُنُّ من النَّوى تحقيقَا
When we stood to bid farewell, and what
When we stood to say farewell, with such resolve—
we had imagined of separation became reality,
We truly thought our hopes would be fulfilled—
نثرواthey scattered علىupon ورقِpetals الشقائقِthe anemones لؤلؤاًpearls
نثروا على ورقِ الشقائقِ لؤلؤاً
ونثرتُand I scattered منfrom وَرَقِpetals البهارِthe yellow oxeye flowers عَقيقَاcarnelian
ونثرتُ من وَرَقِ البهارِ عَقيقَا
they scattered pearls upon anemone petals,
They scattered pearls on poppy petals red,
and I scattered carnelian from yellow oxeye petals.
While I strewed garnet beads on springtime flowers.