فَزِعْتُI sought refuge إِلَىto الدُّمُوعِtears فَلَمْbut did not تُجِبْنِيanswer me
فَزِعْتُ إِلَى الدُّمُوعِ فَلَمْ تُجِبْنِي
وَفَقْدُand the absence of الدَّمْعِtears عِنْدَduring الْحُزْنِsorrow دَاءُan affliction
وَفَقْدُ الدَّمْعِ عِنْدَ الْحُزْنِ دَاءُ
I sought refuge in tears, but they did not answer me.
I sought out tears, but they did not respond,
And the absence of tears in sorrow is an affliction.
And lack of tears in times of sadness is an illness.
وَماand not قَصَّرْتُI fell short فيin جَزَعٍanguish وَلَكِنْbut
وَما قَصَّرْتُ في جَزَعٍ وَلَكِنْ
إِذاwhen غَلَبَprevails الأَسَىsorrow ذَهَبَceases الْبُكاءُweeping
إِذا غَلَبَ الأَسَى ذَهَبَ الْبُكاءُ
And I have not been lacking in anguish, but
It's not that I lacked in sorrow,
When sorrow prevails, weeping ceases.
But when anguish overcomes, weeping departs.