ياO مَنyou who أَبكيI weep وَثَغرُهُand his mouth يَفتَرُّparts in a smile
يا مَن أَبكي وَثَغرُهُ يَفتَرُّ
قَدindeed أُشكِلَhas become perplexing وَاللهِby God عَلَيto me الأَمرُthe matter
قَد أُشكِلَ وَاللهِ عَلَي الأَمرُ
O you whose mouth parts in a smile while I weep,
O you whose mouth I cry over and it smiles
By God, the matter has bewildered me.
Indeed, by God, the matter has become difficult
ماnot أَعلَمُI know هَلwhether ثَغرُكُyour teeth ماwhat أَنثُرهُI scatter it
ما أَعلَمُ هَل ثَغرُكُ ما أَنثُرهُ
منof دَمعِيmy tears أَمor أَدمُعُthe tears عَينيmy eye الثَّغرُthe teeth
من دَمعِي أَم أَدمُعُ عَيني الثَّغرُ
I do not know whether your teeth are what I scatter
I do not know, is it your mouth that scatters
of my tears, or whether my eye’s tears are those teeth.
My tears, or do my eyes shed tears over your mouth