لوif only غيرُother than دمعيmy tears لهfor him مُذsince قدalready كتبتُI wrote بهِwith it
لو غيرُ دمعي له مُذ قد كتبتُ بهِ
علىupon فؤاديَmy heart والدمعُand the tears الذيthat نفداran out
على فؤاديَ والدمعُ الذي نفدا
If only it were something other than my tears for him, since I wrote with them
Had my tears been other than my tears since I wrote with them
Upon my heart—and tears are what have run dry.
Upon my heart, and the tears that have been shed are done,
ماnot ينقضيcomes to an end الشوقُlonging منfrom عينيmy eye منسكباًpouring forth
ما ينقضي الشوقُ من عيني منسكباً
منfrom المدامعِthe tear ducts إلاexcept لمdid not يعدreturn أبداever
من المدامعِ إلا لم يعد أبدا
Longing never comes to an end, pouring from my eye
Then desire would not cease flowing from my eyes,
Through the tear ducts, save to return no more.
With tears, and they would not end, never.
إنيindeed, I لأرحمُsurely pity طرفاًan eye ليسَdoes not يرحمنيpity me
إني لأرحمُ طرفاً ليسَ يرحمني
منfrom البكاءِweeping وقلباًand a heart موجعاًaching كمداwith grief
من البكاءِ وقلباً موجعاً كمدا
Indeed, I pity an eye that will not spare me
Truly I pity an eye that does not pity me
From weeping, and a heart aching with grief.
From weeping, and a heart hurting continually.
ياO مسلكَpath الدمعِof tears منfrom قلبيmy heart إلىto بصريmy sight
يا مسلكَ الدمعِ من قلبي إلى بصري
أرددsend back دموعيmy tears لاdo not تُشمتmake gloat بناover us أحداanyone
أردد دموعي لا تُشمت بنا أحدا
O path of tears from my heart to my sight,
O pathway of tears from my heart into my sight,
Send my tears back; let no one gloat over us.
Return my tears, let no one gloat over our pain.