نهيتُ الحبيبَ عن المروحَةْ

نهيتُ الحبيبَ عن المروحَةْ

لمعنىً وحَسْبُك أنْ أشرحَهْ

لمعنىً وحَسْبُك أنْ أشرحَهْ

I forbade my beloved to use the fan,

I forbade my beloved from using the fan

For a reason—and let my explanation suffice:

For a reason, and it is enough for you that I explain it

لقد خِفتُ إنْ مرَّ فيها النسيم

لقد خِفتُ إنْ مرَّ فيها النسيم

فلامَسَ خَدَّيْه أن يجرحه

فلامَسَ خَدَّيْه أن يجرحه

Indeed, I feared that if the breeze passed through it

I feared if the breeze blew through it

And touched his cheeks, it might wound him.

And touched his cheeks, it would injure them