بَرَعتَyou excelled فَرُعتَso you inspired awe فَمَنthen who ذاthis حَبيبٌHabib
بَرَعتَ فَرُعتَ فَمَن ذا حَبيبٌ
لَهُto him الوَيلُwoe أَمor مَنwho أَبوAbu (father of) الطَيِّبِal-Tayyib ('the good')
لَهُ الوَيلُ أَم مَن أَبو الطَيِّبِ
You excelled and inspired awe—who, then, is this Habib?
Woe to him! Or who is Abu al-Tayyib?
وَلَوand had جارَياكَthe two raced you إِلىtoward غايَةٍa goal
وَلَو جارَياكَ إِلى غايَةٍ
لَفُزتَyou would surely have won وَكاناand both would have been مِنَamong الخُيَّبِthe unsuccessful
لَفُزتَ وَكانا مِنَ الخُيَّبِ
And had those two raced you to a goal,
You would have won, and both would have been among the losers.
أَجَدتَyou did excellently وَجُدتَand you gave generously فَمِنso, from رَوضَةٍa garden
أَجَدتَ وَجُدتَ فَمِن رَوضَةٍ
تَضوعُit wafts fragrance وَمِنand from وابِلٍa downpour صَيِّبِpouring abundantly
تَضوعُ وَمِن وابِلٍ صَيِّبِ
You excelled and gave generously—a garden
Wafting fragrance, and a copious downpour.
وَحَسبِيَand sufficient for me is عَلياكَyour eminence مِنas دَوحَةٍa spreading tree
وَحَسبِيَ عَلياكَ مِن دَوحَةٍ
وَبِرُكَand your kindness مِنas ثَمَرٍfruit طَيِّبِwholesome
وَبِرُكَ مِن ثَمَرٍ طَيِّبِ
And your eminence suffices me as a spreading tree,
And your kindness as wholesome fruit.
وَعِنديand I have فَهَلَso, is there لَكَfor you مِنany رَغبَةٍdesire
وَعِندي فَهَلَ لَكَ مِن رَغبَةٍ
لَكَfor you البِكرُthe virgin فيin خُلُقِthe disposition of الثَيِّبِthe previously married woman
لَكَ البِكرُ في خُلُقِ الثَيِّبِ
And I have—would you be interested?—
A virgin for you, with a matron's ways.