أناI لاnot أمنعُI hold back الدُّموthe tears (continued next line)
أنا لا أمنعُ الدُّمو
عَending of 'tears' يَرِدنَthey reach المآقياthe inner corners of the eyes
عَ يَرِدنَ المآقيا
I do not hold back the tears
My tears do not cease to flow
as they reach the inner corners of the eyes.
Even if miseries persist
ذاكthat لوif أنَّنيthat I وَجَدfound (continued next line)
ذاك لو أنَّني وَجَد
تُI (verb suffix) منfrom الوجدِlonging واقياa shield
تُ من الوجدِ واقيا
I would do so, if I found
If I could find a protector
a shield against longing.
From passion's suffering
زَفَراتيmy sighs تَصعَّدَتrose
زَفَراتي تَصعَّدَت
حيثُwhere تجريflow السواقياthe watercourses
حيثُ تجري السواقيا
My sighs have risen
My sighs ascend aloft
where the watercourses flow.
Where streams of bliss once flowed
كيفَhow لاnot تُبقيleaves remaining شِدَّةُthe fierceness الthe (attached to the next word)
كيفَ لا تُبقي شِدَّةُ ال
وَجدِlonging للقلبِfor the heart باقياanything remaining
وَجدِ للقلبِ باقيا
How can the fierceness of
How could the torment of love
longing leave nothing of the heart remaining?
Not leave remnants in my heart