ياO مُنفِذاًone who draws forth ماءwater (tears) الجُفوthe eyelids (first part)
يا مُنفِذاً ماء الجُفو
نِ(completes “the eyelids”) وَكُنتُand I used to أنفِقُهُspend it عَلَيهِupon him
نِ وَكُنتُ أنفِقُهُ عَلَيهِ
O you who draw forth the tears of the eyelids,
while I used to spend them upon him.
إِنif لَمnot تَكُنyou are عَينيmy eye فَأَنthen you (first part)
إِن لَم تَكُن عَيني فَأَن
تَ(completes “you”) أَعَزُّdearest مَنthose whom نَظَرَتit gazed إِلَيهِupon him
تَ أَعَزُّ مَن نَظَرَت إِلَيهِ
If you are not my eye, then you
are the dearest of those it has gazed upon.