دُموعٌtears جَرىflowed يَومon the day of الوَداعِfarewell خَلوقُهاtheir saffron perfume
دُموعٌ جَرى يَوم الوَداعِ خَلوقُها
فَشَقَّso was grievous عَلَيناto us ماwhat جَناهُwrought it شَقيقُهاtheir anemone
فَشَقَّ عَلَينا ما جَناهُ شَقيقُها
Tears whose saffron perfume flowed on the day of farewell;
and grievous to us was what their anemone wrought.
عَزَمناwe resolved عَلىto كِتمانِconcealment ماwhat فيin قُلوبِناour hearts
عَزَمنا عَلى كِتمانِ ما في قُلوبِنا
مِنَof الوَجدِlonging حَتّىuntil عاقَhindered عَنهُfrom it عَقيقُهاtheir carnelian
مِنَ الوَجدِ حَتّى عاقَ عَنهُ عَقيقُها
We resolved to conceal what lay within our hearts
of longing, until their carnelian kept us from it.