فَرَدَّتso I turned back أَعيُنَthe eyes الرُّقَبَاءِof the watchers حَيرَىbewildered
فَرَدَّت أَعيُنَ الرُّقَبَاءِ حَيرَى
بِألحَاظٍwith glances كَأَلحَاظِlike the glances المَرُوعِof one frightened
بِألحَاظٍ كَأَلحَاظِ المَرُوعِ
So the watchers’ eyes answered, bewildered,
So I turned the watchers' eyes back, bewildered,
with glances like those of one terrified.
With glances like those of one frightened.
وَلَمand not يَكُwas فِيَّin me إِذwhen رَحَلُواthey departed سِوَىexcept أَنto
وَلَم يَكُ فِيَّ إِذ رَحَلُوا سِوَى أَن
أُغَازلُهُمI woo them بِأطرَافِwith the tips of الدُّمُوعِthe tears
أُغَازلُهُم بِأطرَافِ الدُّمُوعِ
And when they departed, nothing remained in me but to
And when they departed, there was nothing in me but to
court them with the tips of my tears.
Woo them with the tips of tears.
