نفدَتhave run dry عبرتيmy tears فهلso is there
نفدَت عبرتي فهل
عبرةٌa tear أستعيرُهاI borrow it
عبرةٌ أستعيرُها
My tears have run dry—is there
My tears are spent, so can I
a tear I might borrow?
Borrow some to cry?
قدindeed أبىrefused الهجرseparation أنto يتمcomplete (continued in the next line)
قد أبى الهجر أن يتم
مَcontinuation of 'complete' لعينيfor my eye سُرورهاits joy
مَ لعيني سُرورها
Separation has indeed refused to complete
Departure refused to end
the joy of my eye
The joy my eyes once knew.
بضياءِwith the radiance of الدنياthe world ومَنand whoever
بضياءِ الدنيا ومَن
هُوَhe بدرٌa full moon يُنيرُهاhe illuminates it
هُوَ بدرٌ يُنيرُها
with the world's radiance and him
The world's splendor and one
who is a full moon illuminating it,
Who was its moon left too.
ثملاًintoxicated خلةًwith love وفتand languor (continued in the next line)
ثملاً خلةً وفت
رةَcontinuation of 'languor' عينٍof an eye يُديرُهاhe turns it
رةَ عينٍ يُديرُها
intoxicated with love and the languor
Now blurry, confused, the eye
of an eye he turns.
Of fate ceaselessly stirs.