منfrom حيناour quarter جاءناhe came to us طيبfragrance الهوىlove ناشقinhaling
من حينا جاءنا طيب الهوى ناشق
والحسنand beauty فيin قلبهhis heart سهمarrow الهوىlove راشقshooting
والحسن في قلبه سهم الهوى راشق
From our quarter he came to us, inhaling love’s fragrance.
Since a sweet love came to us yearning
And beauty shoots love’s arrow into his heart.
And beauty in his heart shot love's arrow
ومنand whoever تعبgrew weary فيin لقاناmeeting us صارbecame كالباشقlike a sparrowhawk
ومن تعب في لقانا صار كالباشق
قولواtell لهto him مصرEgypt لاnot تبعدis far علىfor عاشقa lover
قولوا له مصر لا تبعد على عاشق
And whoever grows weary in meeting us becomes like a sparrowhawk.
He who suffered to meet us became love-smitten
Tell him: Egypt is not far for a lover.
Tell him Egypt is not far from a lover