بعدَafter ماthat أنفدَexhausted الفِراقُseparation الدُّموعاthe tears
بعدَ ما أنفدَ الفِراقُ الدُّموعا
ونفىand banished الشوقُlonging والحَنينand yearning الهُجوعاsleep
ونفى الشوقُ والحَنين الهُجوعا
After separation had exhausted the tears
After separation exhausted my tears
and longing and yearning had banished sleep,
And longing and grief were banished,
قالَsaid طرفيmy eye للدَمعِto the tears يسعفُaids قلبيmy heart
قالَ طرفي للدَمعِ يسعفُ قلبي
أيهاO الدمعtears لمwhy رقأتَyou ceased flowing سريعاquickly
أيها الدمع لم رقأتَ سريعا
my eye said to the tears, coming to my heart's aid:
My eyes said to the tears, "Come to the aid of my heart!
O tears, why did you stop flowing so quickly?
O tears, why did you dry up so fast?
عدreturn دماًas blood كيفَhowever كنتَyou were منfrom حيثُwhere ماever كنwere (verb continued on the next line)
عد دماً كيفَ كنتَ من حيثُ ما كن
تَyou (suffix completing the preceding verb) مجيباًresponsive لطولِto the duration of حزنيmy sorrow مُطيعاobedient
تَ مجيباً لطولِ حزني مُطيعا
Return as blood, whatever your state, from wherever you
Go back to being blood—how you used to be—
were, responsive to my prolonged sorrow, obedient.
Obedient to my lasting sorrow, ever ready to flow."
غدرَacted treacherously الدهرُTime بيtoward me فبانَthen departed بإلفيwith my beloved
غدرَ الدهرُ بي فبانَ بإلفي
حسداًout of envy منهon its part أنthat نكونwe should be جميعاtogether
حسداً منه أن نكون جميعا
Time betrayed me and departed with my beloved,
Time betrayed me, so my loved one
out of its envy that we should be together.
Turned envious that we were together.