عطرperfume مهبكyour course ياO قبولeast wind
عطر مهبك يا قبول
إذاwhen مررتyou passed علىover قبولاQabul (a name)
إذا مررت على قبولا
Perfume your course, O east wind,
Your perfume blows, O acceptance
when you pass over Qabul.
When you pass by acceptance
واجرىand let flow احاديثtales القبولwelcome
واجرى احاديث القبول
إذاwhen جررتyou trailed بهاthrough her ذيولاtrailing skirts
إذا جررت بها ذيولا
And let tales of welcome flow
And conversations of acceptance flow
when you trail your skirts through her.
When you drag its tails
واذكرand mention لهاto her عهديmy bond القديمthe old
واذكر لها عهدي القديم
بمنwith those whom عهدتI knew بهاin her نزولاdwelling
بمن عهدت بها نزولا
And tell her of my old bond
And recall my old covenant
with those I knew dwelling in her.
With whom I covenanted with its descent
ماnot خلتshe left بعدafter خلوهاher becoming deserted
ما خلت بعد خلوها
ممنamong those whom خلوتI was alone بهمwith them خليلاa close friend
ممن خلوت بهم خليلا
After becoming deserted, she left no
It did not remain after its emptiness
close friend among those with whom I once was alone.
Of those I was intimate with as a friend