ياO عالمَmaster of الحُسنِbeauty الذيwhich
يا عالمَ الحُسنِ الذي
أصبحتَyou have become فيهin it عَلماa paragon
أصبحتَ فيه عَلما
O master of beauty, in which
O you whose beauty
you have become a paragon.
Has become well-known
لاnot أشتِكيI complain of السقمَsickness وإنand even though
لا أشتِكي السقمَ وإن
كسَوتyou have clothed جِسميmy body سَقماsickness
كسَوت جِسمي سَقما
I do not complain of sickness, even though
I do not complain of illness
you have clothed my body in sickness.
Though illness clothes my body
أكتُمُI conceal حبيكَmy love for you فَيأbut refuses (word begins)
أكتُمُ حبيكَ فَيأ
بَىcompletion of 'refuses' الدَّمعُthe tears أنto يتكتَّماbe concealed
بَى الدَّمعُ أن يتكتَّما
I conceal my love for you, but
I conceal my love for you
the tears refuse to be concealed.
So tears refuse to be hidden
لمdid not ترثِpity عيناكَyour two eyes لمَنfor the one who
لم ترثِ عيناكَ لمَن
بكتكَwept for you عيناهُhis two eyes دَماblood
بكتكَ عيناهُ دَما
Your eyes did not pity the one
Your eyes will not pity one
whose eyes wept blood for you.
Whose eyes weep blood for you