نعمyes هذهthese الأطلالthe ruins قفرdesolate كماas ترىyou see
نعم هذه الأطلال قفر كما ترى
فماso what عذرexcuse أجفانيmy eyelids إذاif لمnot تفضpour forth دماblood
فما عذر أجفاني إذا لم تفض دما
Yes, these ruins are desolate, as you see.
Indeed these ruins are barren, as you see
What excuse, then, have my eyelids if they do not pour forth blood?
So my eyes deserve no blame if they shed no tears
ولليومand for this day أعددتI prepared الدموعthe tears وصنتهاand I preserved them
ولليوم أعددت الدموع وصنتها
وماand not يستجمgathers الدمعthe tears إلاexcept ليسجماso they may pour forth
وما يستجم الدمع إلا ليسجما
And for this day I prepared my tears and kept them in reserve.
For today I had prepared tears and hoarded them
And tears gather only to pour forth.
And tears flow only to assuage and soothe
وفيand at منزلthe dwelling الأحبابthe loved ones عذرan excuse لذيfor the one with الهوىpassionate love
وفي منزل الأحباب عذر لذي الهوى
فلاso no لومreproach إلاexcept أنthat تجورyou act unjustly وتظلماand you do wrong
فلا لوم إلا أن تجور وتظلما
And at the dwelling of loved ones, the lover has an excuse.
In the abode of loved ones, the lover has an excuse
So you cannot reproach without being unjust and doing wrong.
So no blame, even if you act unjustly and oppress