إذاif ماever (emphatic) غداgoes forth فيin زيّهhis attire مُتنكّراdisguised
إذا ما غدا في زيّه مُتنكّرا
غزالٌa gazelle بهthrough him زادتhave increased جوالبُsources of تهياميmy lovesickness
غزالٌ به زادت جوالبُ تهيامي
If ever he goes forth in his attire, disguised—
a gazelle through whom the sources of my lovesickness have increased—
تُعرُّفهُidentifies him لامُthe letter lām العذراءthe virgin فكلّماso whenever
تُعرُّفهُ لامُ العذراء فكلّما
تقولyou say لهto him أنتyou ابنson of منwhom قالhe says سلask لاميmy lām
تقول له أنت ابن من قال سل لامي
the virgin’s lām identifies him; so whenever
you ask him, “Whose son are you?” he says, “Ask my lām.”