وفيand in كَبدِheart (literally, liver) المفجوعِthe bereaved one ماwhat اللّهGod عالِمُknows
وفي كَبدِ المفجوعِ ما اللّه عالِمُ
بهof it مِنof ألِيمpainful الحُزنِsorrow إذas يتفَجَّعُhe grieves
به مِن ألِيم الحُزنِ إذ يتفَجَّعُ
And in the bereaved one's heart lies what God knows
And in the heart of the aggrieved what Allah knows
of bitter sorrow, as he grieves.
Of the pain of grief when he grieves
وفيand in أعيُنِeyes الباكيthe weeper منof الدمعِtears ماthat which الذِيwhich
وفي أعيُنِ الباكي من الدمعِ ما الذِي
بهthrough it يَشتفِيfinds relief الباكِيthe weeper إذاwhen العينُthe eye تَدمَعُsheds tears
به يَشتفِي الباكِي إذا العينُ تَدمَعُ
And in the weeper's eyes are tears
And in the eyes of the weeping what is in it
through which the weeper finds relief when the eye sheds tears.
That comforts the weeping when the eye sheds tears
فماfor … not خُلِقَwere created الدمعُtears السخىُّabundant علىon الثَّرَىthe earth
فما خُلِقَ الدمعُ السخىُّ على الثَّرَى
لناfor us عبثاin vain فالدمعfor tears للحزنagainst sorrow يدفعpushes back
لنا عبثا فالدمع للحزن يدفع
For abundant tears were not created on earth
So tears were not created in vain
for us in vain; tears drive sorrow away.
Tears repel grief
نعَمyes خبِّرُونيtell me (all of you) هلhas …? أحلَّmade lawful دِماءَنَاour blood
نعَم خبِّرُوني هل أحلَّ دِماءَنَا
أخُوbrother of الغَدرِtreachery
أخُو الغَدرِ
Yes, tell me: has our blood been made lawful to shed
Yes, tell me, did our blood become halal
by the brother of treachery?
For the brother of betrayal