قامَتshe rose تُودِّعُنَاto bid us farewell وَالعَينُand the eye ساكِبَةٌstreaming
قامَت تُودِّعُنَا وَالعَينُ ساكِبَةٌ
إِنسانُهاits pupil بِقَضيضِwith fine beads of الدَّمعِtears مُكتَحِلُlined as with kohl
إِنسانُها بِقَضيضِ الدَّمعِ مُكتَحِلُ
She rose to bid us farewell, her eye streaming;
Its pupil lined, as with kohl, with fine beads of tears.
ثُمthen استَدارَcircled عَلَىaround أَرجاءِthe edges of ساحَتِهits courtyard
ثُم استَدارَ عَلَى أَرجاءِ ساحَتِه
حَتَّىuntil تَبادَرَrushed forth مِنهاfrom it دَمعُهاits tears الهملُunchecked
حَتَّى تَبادَرَ مِنها دَمعُها الهملُ
Then it circled round the edges of its courtyard,
Until its unchecked tears came rushing from it.
كأَنَّهُas though it were حينَwhen جَدَّpressed hard المأقِيَانthe two eye-corners بِهupon it
كأَنَّهُ حينَ جَدَّ المأقِيَان بِه
دُرٌّpearls تقطَّعbroke apart منهُfrom it السلكthe string مُنسجلُcascading
دُرٌّ تقطَّع منهُ السلك مُنسجلُ
As though, when both eye-corners pressed it forth,
It were pearls cascading, their string snapped.