فَبِتُّ وَباتَت إِلى جانِبي

فَبِتُّ وَباتَت إِلى جانِبي

يَعُدُّ المَنازِلَ فيها كِلانا

يَعُدُّ المَنازِلَ فيها كِلانا

So I spent the night—and she spent it—beside me,

So I spent the night, and she spent it at my side,

each of us counting the Mansions within her.

both of us counting the lunar mansions that night.

تُريني البُطَينَ وَلَكِنَّني

تُريني البُطَينَ وَلَكِنَّني

أُقارِضُها فَأُريها الزُبانا

أُقارِضُها فَأُريها الزُبانا

She showed me the twin wonders; but I

She shows me al-Butayn (the Little Belly), but I

traded like for like, and showed her the Claws.

repay her in kind, and so show her al-Zubana (the Claws).