أمسىhas become أبوfather of حَسَنٍHasan كسلانَlazy وهوَwhile he is فتىًa young man
أمسى أبو حَسَنٍ كسلانَ وهوَ فتىً
أحَبُّmost beloved شيءٍthing إلَيهِto him الزّبدُbutter بالعَسلِwith honey
أحَبُّ شيءٍ إلَيهِ الزّبدُ بالعَسلِ
Abu Hasan has grown lazy, though he is a young man.
Last night, Abu Hasan turned lazy, though he is a young man.
His favorite thing is butter with honey.
The honey mixed with fresh cream is what he loves most.
وهلand (question marker) سمِعْتَyou have heard بإنسانٍof a person جنىharvested عَسَلاًhoney
وهل سمِعْتَ بإنسانٍ جنى عَسَلاً
ياO سُخْنَةَheat (figuratively, grief) العَينِthe eye منfrom كوّارَةِthe beehive of الكَسَلِlaziness
يا سُخْنَةَ العَينِ من كوّارَةِ الكَسَلِ
And have you ever heard of anyone harvesting honey,
Have you ever heard of someone reaping honey
O torment to the eye, from the beehive of laziness?
O, soothers of the eye, from a meadow of laziness?
ولاُand no بُدَّescape دونَbefore الشَّهدِthe honeycomb منfrom إبَرِthe needles (stings) of النَّحلِthe bees
ولاُ بُدَّ دونَ الشَّهدِ من إبَرِ النَّحلِ
And before the honeycomb, there is no escaping the bees’ needles.
Without honey, bee stings are a must.