كفىis enough حزناًsorrow كرّيmy repeated return عليهto him كأنّهas though he were
كفى حزناً كرّي عليه كأنّه
لقىa cast-off garment بينbetween أيديthe hands of الطائفينthe circling pilgrims حريمُforbidden to touch
لقى بين أيدي الطائفين حريمُ
My returning to him is sorrow enough, as though he were
Enough with sorrow, have mercy on him as if
A cast-off garment, forbidden to touch, before the circling pilgrims.
He has fallen into the hands of two armies