قطائفٌ قد حُشيت باللّوز

قطائفٌ قد حُشيت باللّوز

والسُّكّرِ الماذيّ حَشوَ المَوزِ

والسُّكّرِ الماذيّ حَشوَ المَوزِ

Qaṭāʾif pastries have been stuffed with almonds,

Qatayif, already stuffed with almonds

and pure-white sugar is the banana’s filling.

And pure sugar, filled as bananas are,

تسبحُ في آذيّ دُهنِ الجَوزِ

تسبحُ في آذيّ دُهنِ الجَوزِ

سُرُرتُ لمّا وقعت في حوزي

سُرُرتُ لمّا وقعت في حوزي

They swim in waves of walnut oil.

Swim in waves of walnut oil.

I rejoiced when they came into my possession—

I rejoiced when they came into my possession,

سرورَ عبّاسٍ بقربِ فَوزِ

سرورَ عبّاسٍ بقربِ فَوزِ

as ʿAbbās does when Fawz draws near.

With Abbas’s joy at being near Fawz.