يقولونthey say قدalready أعولتyou have wailed فيover الدارthe dwelling ماas much as كفىsufficed
يقولون قد أعولت في الدار ما كفى
وليسand there is no علىover ربعa dwelling-site عفاhas faded away بمعولany solace in lamentation
وليس على ربع عفا بمعول
They say, “You have wailed over the dwelling enough.”
They say, 'You have wailed enough over the dwelling,
But I am not wailing over an effaced encampment.
And weeping over an effaced dwelling is of no avail.
وكمand how much قدرthe amount ماwhat تبقيleave behind الدّموعthe tears إذاwhen جرتthey flow
وكم قدر ما تبقي الدّموع إذا جرت
علىover كلevery ربعdwelling-site أوor علىover كلevery منزلabode
على كل ربع أو على كل منزل
What reserve could tears leave, once they flow
And how much do tears leave behind when they flow
over every encampment, or over every home?
Over every dwelling-site, or over every abode?'
فقلتso I said نعمyes هذيthese ديارdwellings عهدتهاI once knew them
فقلت نعم هذي ديار عهدتها
عرينa den أسودof lions فيin الخطوبadversities ومعقليand my stronghold
عرين أسود في الخطوب ومعقلي
I said, “Yes—these are dwellings I once knew
I said, 'Yes, these are dwellings I once knew
as a lions’ den amid calamities, and a stronghold.”
As a den of lions in adversity, and my stronghold.
فقدfor indeed أصبحتthey have become قفراdesolate وفرقand scattered شملهمtheir gathered company
فقد أصبحت قفرا وفرق شملهم
حوادثcalamities دهرof an age بالفراقwith separation موكلcharged
حوادث دهر بالفراق موكل
Now they lie desolate, their fellowship scattered
For they have become desolate, and their company was scattered
by vicissitudes of a Time bent on sundering.
By the calamities of an age charged with separation.
سأبكيهمI shall weep for them أوuntil يمزجmingles الدمblood أدمعيmy tears
سأبكيهم أو يمزج الدم أدمعي
فهلand streamed down سمطاas a strand كالجمانlike pearls المفصلspaced apart
فهل سمطا كالجمان المفصل
I shall weep for them until blood mingles with my tears—
I shall weep for them until blood mingles with my tears,
would the two then form a strand like pearls set bead from bead?
And streams in a strand like pearls spaced apart.'