ماwhat للنسيمwith the breeze لدىat الأصيلlate afternoon عليلاailing
ما للنسيم لدى الأصيل عليلا
متطلباseeking بينamong الغياضthe thickets سبيلاa path
متطلبا بين الغياض سبيلا
Why is the breeze ailing at day's end,
Why does the breeze linger near the noble one who is ill
seeking a path among the thickets?
Seeking a path amidst the thickets
ماwhy للزهورfor the flowers يشقit splits open عنfrom أكمامهاtheir sheaths
ما للزهور يشق عن أكمامها
أتراهdo you think it يشكوcomplains of زفرةa sigh وغليلاand burning longing
أتراه يشكو زفرة وغليلا
Why does it split open the flowers' sheaths?
Why do the flowers rend their sleeves
Do you think it complains of a sigh and burning longing?
Does it moan with sighs and anguish
جرit trailed الذيولthe skirts علىover ديارdwellings أحبتيmy loved ones
جر الذيول على ديار أحبتي
فخفضتso I lowered رأسيmy head عندهاbeside them تبجيلاin reverence
فخفضت رأسي عندها تبجيلا
It trailed its skirts over my loved ones' dwellings,
It dragged its tail across the abode of my loved ones
so I lowered my head beside them in reverence.
So I bowed my head to it in reverence
وبعثتهand I sent it نحوtoward الحمىthe sanctuary مستشفياseeking healing
وبعثته نحو الحمى مستشفيا
فأتىthen it came يجرtrailing منof السقامsickness ذيولاskirts
فأتى يجر من السقام ذيولا
And I sent it toward the sanctuary, seeking healing,
And sent it towards the sanctuary to be healed
then it returned, trailing skirts of sickness.
But it returned still dragging the train of sickness