ما زالَ يأْكلُ مِنْ لحمي وَيشربُ مِنْ

ما زالَ يأْكلُ مِنْ لحمي وَيشربُ مِنْ

دمعي وَيرتعُ في جلدي بمخلبِه

دمعي وَيرتعُ في جلدي بمخلبِه

He kept eating my flesh and drinking from

He still eats of my flesh and drinks of

my tears, and feasting on my skin with his claw,

my tears, and digs his claws into my skin,

حتى إذا الدَّهرُ جازاه بفعْلتِه

حتى إذا الدَّهرُ جازاه بفعْلتِه

لم يُبْقِ لي مدمعاً أبكي عليه بِهِ

لم يُبْقِ لي مدمعاً أبكي عليه بِهِ

until, when Time repaid him for his deed,

until when time rewards him for his deeds,

he had left me no tear duct with which to weep for him.

no tear will remain for me to weep over him with.