مَا زَالَ حَرُّ الشَّوْقِ يَغْلِبُ صَبْرَهَا

مَا زَالَ حَرُّ الشَّوْقِ يَغْلِبُ صَبْرَهَا

حَتَّى تَحَدَّرَ دَمْعُهَا الْمُتَعَلِّقُ

حَتَّى تَحَدَّرَ دَمْعُهَا الْمُتَعَلِّقُ

The heat of longing kept overcoming her patience,

The burning heat of her longing still defeats her patience,

until her suspended tears rolled down;

Until her dangling tear descended.

وَجَرَى مِنَ الكُحْلِ السَّحِيْقِ بِخَدِّهَا

وَجَرَى مِنَ الكُحْلِ السَّحِيْقِ بِخَدِّهَا

خَطٌّ تُؤَثِّرُهُ الدُّمُوعُ السُّبَّقُ

خَطٌّ تُؤَثِّرُهُ الدُّمُوعُ السُّبَّقُ

and from the finely powdered kohl flowed along her cheek

And from her thick kohl a line ran down her cheek,

a streak traced by the racing tears.

A line the pouring tears etch.

فَكَأَنَّ مَجْرَى الدَّمْعِ حِلْيَةُ فِضَّةٍ

فَكَأَنَّ مَجْرَى الدَّمْعِ حِلْيَةُ فِضَّةٍ

فِي بَعْضِهِ ذَهَبٌ وبَعَضٌ مُحَرَقُ

فِي بَعْضِهِ ذَهَبٌ وبَعَضٌ مُحَرَقُ

So the tears’ course seemed an ornament of silver,

So the tear's path seems like a silver ornament,

with gold in part of it, and another part scorched.

With some gold and some melted metal.