وقَفناwe stood وثالثناand our third عبرةٌa tear
وقَفنا وثالثنا عبرةٌ
ويشكوand he complains إليَّto me وأشكُوand I complain إليهِto him
ويشكو إليَّ وأشكُو إليهِ
We stood, and a tear was our third.
He complains to me, and I complain to him.
وقدand indeed زايلتناhad parted from us الوشاthe slanderers بالفراقthrough parting
وقد زايلتنا الوشا بالفراق
عليَّupon me (unclear in context) وانيand indeed I am مُبلاafflicted عليهِon his account
عليَّ واني مُبلا عليهِ
And the slanderers had left us at the parting;
Upon me—and I am sorely afflicted for him.
وَولَّىand he turned away يَخوضُwading دُموعاًtears جَرَيflowed (continued next line)
وَولَّى يَخوضُ دُموعاً جَرَي
نَfeminine-plural ending of “flowed” منfrom مُقلتيَّmy two eyes ومنand from مقلتيهِhis two eyes
نَ من مُقلتيَّ ومن مقلتيهِ
He turned away, wading through tears that flowed
from my eyes and from his.
ويستودعُand he entrusts اللَهَto God ماwhat فيin يَديَّmy hands
ويستودعُ اللَهَ ما في يَديَّ
وأستَودعُand I entrust اللَهَto God ماwhat فيin يَديهِhis hands
وأستَودعُ اللَهَ ما في يَديهِ
He entrusts to God what is in my hands,
and I entrust to God what is in his.
Translation model: Sol 6.1