وَقُمتُand I stood أُداريI conceal الدّمعَthe tears وَالقَلبُand the heart حائِرٌbewildered
وَقُمتُ أُداري الدّمعَ وَالقَلبُ حائِرٌ
بِمُقلِةِwith the eye of موقوفٍone bound عَلىto الضُّرِّaffliction وَالجَهدِand hardship
بِمُقلِةِ موقوفٍ عَلى الضُّرِّ وَالجَهدِ
And I stood concealing my tears, my heart bewildered,
with the eye of one bound to affliction and hardship.
وَلَمand did not يُعدنيgrant me redress هذاthis الأَميرُthe prince بَعَدلِهِthrough his justice
وَلَم يُعدني هذا الأَميرُ بَعَدلِهِ
عَلىagainst ظالِمٍa wrongdoer قَدindeed لَجَّpersisted obstinately فيin الهَجرِabandonment وَالصَدِّand rejection
عَلى ظالِمٍ قَد لَجَّ في الهَجرِ وَالصَدِّ
Nor did this prince, through his justice, grant me redress
against a wrongdoer who has persisted in abandonment and rejection.