وأَصبَحand became بَيتيmy house بِالحَلاواتِwith sweets عَاطِراًfragrant
وأَصبَح بَيتي بِالحَلاواتِ عَاطِراً
كأَنَّاas though we فَتَقْتاyou two opened (as written) لِلرِّياضِfor the gardens كَمائِماflower buds
كأَنَّا فَتَقْتا لِلرِّياضِ كَمائِما
And my house became fragrant with sweets,
My house is fragrant with sweets
As though we had opened the gardens’ flower buds.
As if we had opened the gardens' buds
وَقَدand indeed رَقصتْdanced إذْwhen طابَgrew pleasant وقتيَmy time شَيختيmy sheikha (female elder)
وَقَد رَقصتْ إذْ طابَ وقتيَ شَيختي
وَبَاتَand spent the night مُرِيدُdisciple الشَّيخةِof the sheikha الليلَthe night قائِماstanding upright
وَبَاتَ مُرِيدُ الشَّيخةِ الليلَ قائِما
And my sheikha danced when my time grew sweet,
My old woman danced when my time was good
And the sheikha’s disciple stayed upright all night.
And the old woman's lover passed the night awake