شكاcomplained ألمthe pain of الفراقseparation الناسto the people قلبيmy heart
شكا ألم الفراق الناس قلبي
وروعand was terrified بالنوىby separation حيa living person وميتand a dead person
وروع بالنوى حي وميت
My heart complained to the people of the pain of separation.
And the living and the dead were terrified by parting.
وأماbut as for مثلthe like of ماwhat ضمتenclosed ضلوعيmy ribs
وأما مثل ما ضمت ضلوعي
فإنيthen indeed I ماnot سمعتI have heard ولاnor رأيتI have seen
فإني ما سمعت ولا رأيت
But as for the like of what my ribs enclose,
I have neither heard of it nor seen it.