فيin بُكائِيmy weeping راحةٌrelief منfrom شجَنِيmy sorrow
في بُكائِي راحةٌ من شجَنِي
بعدafter يأْسٍdespair منof أمانٍhopes يُطمعُinspires desire
بعد يأْسٍ من أمانٍ يُطمعُ
In my weeping is relief from my sorrow,
In my tears there is respite from my sorrow,
After despair of hopes that entice.
After despair from hoped-for peace.
فكأنso it is as though الحزنَthe sorrow منfrom نارfire الجوَىthe heartache
فكأن الحزنَ من نار الجوَى
ذابmelted حتىuntil اسْتقْطَرتْهdrew it out in drops الأدْمُعُthe tears
ذاب حتى اسْتقْطَرتْه الأدْمُعُ
So it is as though sorrow, from the fire of heartache,
As though grief from the fire of passion
Melted until tears drew it out in drops.
Melted until tears drew it out.