نَاديتI called out قَاضِيthe judge of الهَوَىlove وَالسقمُand sickness يَشْهَدُbears witness لِيfor me
نَاديت قَاضِي الهَوَى وَالسقمُ يَشْهَدُ لِي
وَلِلدُّمُوعِand for the tears بِمَحْوِby effacing الخدّthe cheek إثْبَاتُproof
وَلِلدُّمُوعِ بِمَحْوِ الخدّ إثْبَاتُ
I called to the judge of love, with sickness bearing witness for me.
I called upon the judge of love while sickness bore witness for me,
And the tears have proof in the effacing of the cheek.
And for tears erasing my cheek, proof was established,
وللّحَاظِand for the glances بِجَفْنَيْon the two eyelids of مَنْthe one قُتِلْتُI was slain بِهِby him
وللّحَاظِ بِجَفْنَيْ مَنْ قُتِلْتُ بِهِ
صَحَائِفٌpages سُطِّرَتْwere inscribed فِيهَاin them المَنِيَّاتُdeaths
صَحَائِفٌ سُطِّرَتْ فِيهَا المَنِيَّاتُ
And the glances have, on the two eyelids of the one by whom I was slain,
And for my eyelids, for the one I was killed by,
Pages in which deaths were inscribed.
Pages were inscribed detailing my wishes,
وَلِلْعَوَارِضِand for the cheek-down إعْلاَمٌa declaration بِصَفْحَتِهِon his cheek
وَلِلْعَوَارِضِ إعْلاَمٌ بِصَفْحَتِهِ
قدalready سَجَّلَتْهُhave recorded it الخدُودُthe cheeks العَنْدَمِيَّاتُcrimson
قد سَجَّلَتْهُ الخدُودُ العَنْدَمِيَّاتُ
And the cheek-down has a declaration upon his cheek,
And for my cheeks, signs indicating,
Which the crimson cheeks have already recorded.
My rosy cheeks recorded their markings,
وَقِّعْendorse عَلَىupon قِصَّتِيmy petition وَانْظُرْand look at عَوَارِضَهُhis cheek-down
وَقِّعْ عَلَى قِصَّتِي وَانْظُرْ عَوَارِضَهُ
فَقَالَthen he said هَلْare? هُنَّthey أحْيَاalive قُلْتُI said لاَno مَاتُواthey died
فَقَالَ هَلْ هُنَّ أحْيَا قُلْتُ لاَ مَاتُوا
Endorse my petition, and look at his cheek-down.
Sign my story and look upon its signs,
Then he said, “Are they alive?” I said, “No, they have died.”
He said: "Are they alive?" I said: "No, they died."