أقرحmade sore الجفنthe eyelid منfrom بكائيmy weeping فؤاديmy heart
أقرح الجفن من بكائي فؤادي
ورمىand afflicted مقلتيmy eye بعدمwith lack of الرقادِsleep
ورمى مقلتي بعدم الرقادِ
My heart has made my eyelid sore from my weeping,
My eyelids are wounded from my weeping, my heart is pained
and afflicted my eye with sleeplessness.
My eyelashes are burdened from sleeplessness
لاmay not بكىweep منfrom صبابةٍardent love واشتياقٍand longing
لا بكى من صبابةٍ واشتياقٍ
منwhoever رأىhas seen وحدتيmy solitude وطولَand the length of انفراديmy isolation
من رأى وحدتي وطولَ انفرادي
May he never weep from ardent love and longing,
Not crying from youthful passion or yearning
who has seen my solitude and my long isolation.
But from seeing my solitude and prolonged isolation
منhe who دعانيsummoned me بمقلتيهwith his two eyes فأقبلso came (verb continues)
من دعاني بمقلتيه فأقبل
تُI (verb suffix) ذليلاًmeekly إليهto him سهلeasy القيادbeing led
تُ ذليلاً إليه سهل القياد
He who summoned me with his two eyes—and I came
If only you would call me with your glances, I would come
meekly to him, easily led.
Humbly to you, easy to lead
ياO متىMatta (a name) لمwhy? منكfrom you كفرdenial of نجاتيmy deliverance
يا متى لم منك كفر نجاتي
كيفhow أقررتyou gladdened بيat my expense عيونthe eyes of الأعاديthe enemies
كيف أقررت بي عيون الأعادي
O Matta, why do you deny me deliverance?
Oh when will I find my salvation in you
How have you gladdened my enemies’ eyes at my expense?
How could you allow the eyes of enemies to gloat over me