وقائلةٍ ما بَالُ دمعِك أحمَرُ

وقائلةٍ ما بَالُ دمعِك أحمَرُ

ومَنْ ذا الرَّشا تُقلى بِنارِ جَفَائِهِ

ومَنْ ذا الرَّشا تُقلى بِنارِ جَفَائِهِ

And a woman asked, "Why are your tears red?

And she asks, "Why are your tears crimson red?

And who is this young gazelle whose fire of rejection scorches you?"

Who is it whose cruelty burns you so?"

فَقُلْتُ لَها الهجْرَانُ للْعَيْنِ جَارِحٌ

فَقُلْتُ لَها الهجْرَانُ للْعَيْنِ جَارِحٌ

ومِنْ عادَةِ المَجْروحِ سَيْلُ دِمائِهِ

ومِنْ عادَةِ المَجْروحِ سَيْلُ دِمائِهِ

So I told her, "Separation wounds the eye,

I said to her, "Separation wounds the eyes,

And it is the wounded one's nature to bleed."

And it is the wounded's nature for their blood to flow."