مَنْwho لِيfor me بِهِwith him أًسْمَرَswarthy حُلْوِsweet اللَّمَاthe lips’ dusky hue
مَنْ لِي بِهِ أًسْمَرَ حُلْوِ اللَّمَا
أَهْيَفَslender-waisted مَاضِيcutting الْهَجْرِestrangement مَرْهُوبِهِdreaded for it
أَهْيَفَ مَاضِي الْهَجْرِ مَرْهُوبِهِ
Who will bring him to me—swarthy, with sweet, dusky lips,
Who will lend me the one whose tan complexion is sweet as dew?
Slender, cutting in his rejection, dreaded for it;
Rushing past in haste from the separation between us
كَالنَّحْلِlike bees فِيin رِقَّةِslenderness of خَصْرٍa waist وَفِيand in
كَالنَّحْلِ فِي رِقَّةِ خَصْرٍ وَفِي
لَسْعٍstinging مَتَىwhenever شَاءَhe wishes وَمَقْلُوبِهِand its reverse (honey)
لَسْعٍ مَتَى شَاءَ وَمَقْلُوبِهِ
Like bees in the slenderness of his waist, and in
Like a bee, slender of waist, able to sting at will and yet so gentle
Stinging whenever he wishes, and its reverse—honey.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.