ياO دِمنَةًtrace of a dwelling فيamong الطُّلولِthe ruins دارِسَةًfaded
يا دِمنَةً في الطُّلولِ دارِسَةً
أَضيَعُmost lost ماever كُنتُI have been حينَwhen أَنشُدُهاI seek it
أَضيَعُ ما كُنتُ حينَ أَنشُدُها
O trace of a dwelling, faded among the ruins,
O dweller in the hills studying
I am at my most lost when I seek it out.
I lose what I was when I recited it
وَيلاهُAlas! كَمhow many زَفرَةٍa sigh أرَدِّدُهاI repeat it
وَيلاهُ كَم زَفرَةٍ أرَدِّدُها
فيكِover you وَكَمand how many عَبرَةٍa tear أبَدِّدُهاI scatter it
فيكِ وَكَم عَبرَةٍ أبَدِّدُها
Alas, how many a sigh I repeat
Oh, how many sighs I keep repeating
over you, and how many a tear I scatter.
For you, and how many tears I spill