لاdo not تَحْسَبُواthink أَنِّيthat I بَكَيْتُwept دماًblood
لا تَحْسَبُوا أَنِّي بَكَيْتُ دماً
ولئنand even if بكيتُI wept فليْسthen it is not بالبِدْعanything unprecedented
ولئن بكيتُ فليْس بالبِدْع
Do not think that I wept blood.
Do not think that I wept blood,
And even if I did, it would be nothing unprecedented.
Though I have wept, it is nothing new,
لكنbut دَمْعِيmy tears حينwhen قابَلَهُhe met them
لكن دَمْعِي حين قابَلَهُ
أَلْقىhe cast شُعَاعَthe radiance of الخَدِّthe cheek فيinto دَمْعِيmy tears
أَلْقى شُعَاعَ الخَدِّ في دَمْعِي
But when he met my tears,
But when my tears fell,
He cast the cheek's radiance into my tears.
I saw the radiance of my cheek in my tears.