ما أحلى عود القصب معه

أبو زعيزعته

How sweet is the reed flute with him

His buzzing

قلت قوم صلني قال أنا علي

يا كنينته

I said stand and pray for me, he said I am upon you

Oh his melodiousness

ما أحلى طعمه وما أطرفه

من ذاقه يعرفه

How sweet is his taste and how delightful he is

Whoever tastes him knows him

أي ولو فويلح له الهوى يلولح

من طريفته

Yes, and if passion inclines towards him, it inclines

From his delicateness

قُديدي الأهيف الرشيق

كم له ترى عشيق

My slender, graceful beloved

How many lovers do you think he has

أي وفيه مقوس تلقيه معوس

من قعيدته

Yes, and in it a curved one you find it bent

From his sitting