حورٌdark-eyed maidens شَغَلْنَthey preoccupied قُلوبَناour hearts بِفَراغِwith emptiness
حورٌ شَغَلْنَ قُلوبَنا بِفَراغِ
لِرَسائِلَbecause of messages قَصُرَتْfell short عَنْof الإِبْلاغِcommunication
لِرَسائِلَ قَصُرَتْ عَنْ الإِبْلاغِ
Dark-eyed maidens preoccupied our hearts with emptiness,
because of messages that fell short of expression.
ومَنَعْنَand they withheld ورْدَthe rose خُدودِهِنَّtheir cheeks فَلَمْso not نُطِقْwe could
ومَنَعْنَ ورْدَ خُدودِهِنَّ فَلَمْ نُطِقْ
قَطْفاًplucking لَهُof it لِعَقارِبِbecause of the scorpions الأَصْداغِthe temples
قَطْفاً لَهُ لِعَقارِبِ الأَصْداغِ
And they withheld the rose of their cheeks, so we could not
pluck it, because of the scorpions at their temples.