مُكتَئِبٌdejected ذوone with كَبِدٍa liver حَرّىburning
مُكتَئِبٌ ذو كَبِدٍ حَرّى
تَبكيweeps عَلَيهِfor him مُقلَةٌan eye عَبرىtearful
تَبكي عَلَيهِ مُقلَةٌ عَبرى
A dejected man with a burning liver;
A tearful eye weeps for him.
يَرفَعُhe raises يُمناهُhis right hand إِلىto رَبِّهِhis Lord
يَرفَعُ يُمناهُ إِلى رَبِّهِ
يَدعوhe prays وَفَوقَand over الكَبِدِthe liver اليُسرىthe left hand
يَدعو وَفَوقَ الكَبِدِ اليُسرى
He raises his right hand to his Lord,
Praying, his left hand over his liver.
يَبقىhe remains إِذاwhen كَلَمتَهُyou speak to him باهِتاًdazed
يَبقى إِذا كَلَمتَهُ باهِتاً
وَنَفسُهُand his soul مِمّاfrom what بِهِafflicts him سَكرىdrunk
وَنَفسُهُ مِمّا بِهِ سَكرى
He remains dazed when you speak to him,
And his soul is drunk with what afflicts him.
تَحسَبَهُyou think him مُستَمِعاًlistening ناصِتاًsilently attentive
تَحسَبَهُ مُستَمِعاً ناصِتاً
وَقَلبُهُand his heart فيamong أُمَّةٍa people أُخرىother
وَقَلبُهُ في أُمَّةٍ أُخرى
You think him listening attentively,
Yet his heart is among another people.