خفَّخفَّ: grew slender خصرخصر: waist الحبيبالحبيب: the beloved ثمَّثمَّ: then ابْتلانيابْتلاني: afflicted me
خفَّ خصر الحبيب ثمَّ ابْتلاني
بعذولٍبعذولٍ: with a reproacher يزيدنييزيدني: gives me more تعنيفاتعنيفا: rebuke
بعذولٍ يزيدني تعنيفا
The beloved's waist grew slender; then he afflicted me
My beloved's slender waist made me yearn
with a reproacher who rebukes me ever more.
With such torment that scolded me more and more
ليتليت: would that لولو: if كانكان: he were فيفي: regarding الملاحالملاح: the beautiful ones كمثليكمثلي: like me
ليت لو كان في الملاح كمثلي
فيفي: in هوىهوى: love of الخصرالخصر: the waist يؤثريؤثر: prefers التخفيفاالتخفيفا: making lighter
في هوى الخصر يؤثر التخفيفا
Would that he were like me regarding the fair ones,
If only the sailor were like me
favoring lightness in his love of the waist.
In his love for the waist, preferring lightness