عارِضُهُhis cheek مِثلَlike البَرَدhail
عارِضُهُ مِثلَ البَرَد
وَصُدغُهُand his temple-lock مِثلَlike الزَرَدchain mail
وَصُدغُهُ مِثلَ الزَرَد
His cheek is like hail,
His cheek is like hail,
and his two temple-locks like chain mail.
and his temple-lock like chain mail.
يَحُلُّhe unties بِالهِجرانِthrough estrangement ماwhat
يَحُلُّ بِالهِجرانِ ما
كانَhe had مِنَof الوَصلِunion عَقَدbound
كانَ مِنَ الوَصلِ عَقَد
With estrangement he unties what
Through estrangement he unties what
union had once bound.
he had bound through union.
فَكُلُّso everyone مَنwho يَعشَقُهُloves him
فَكُلُّ مَن يَعشَقُهُ
وَقفٌset apart عَلىfor طولِthe duration of الكَمَدgrief
وَقفٌ عَلى طولِ الكَمَد
Thus everyone who loves him
So everyone who loves him
comes to know prolonged heartache.
is consigned to enduring grief.
