فِيamong مِلاَحِbeautiful ones لكَof yours شَتَّىvarious
فِي مِلاَحِ لكَ شَتَّى
صَيَّفَspent the summer القَلبُthe heart وَشَتَّىand spent the winter
صَيَّفَ القَلبُ وَشَتَّى
Among your varied beauties,
In your glances manifold
The heart has summered and wintered.
My heart turned about and swelled
كَمhow many لَيَالٍnights معwith غزَالٍa gazelle
كَم لَيَالٍ مع غزَالٍ
يَاO مُحِبَّlover of الدّينَِthe faith بِتَّاyou spent the night
يَا مُحِبَّ الدّينَِ بِتَّا
How many nights with a gazelle
How many a night with a doe
You have spent, O Muhibb al-Din!
O you who love religion intensely
خَدُّهُhis cheek بُستَانُa garden of حُسنٍbeauty
خَدُّهُ بُستَانُ حُسنٍ
حَبَّذَاhow lovely البُستَانَthe garden بُستَاyou kissed
حَبَّذَا البُستَانَ بُستَا
His cheek is a garden of beauty;
His cheek a garden of beauty
How lovely the garden you kissed!
Blessed be the garden, blessed
أنتَyou بِالصّبيَانِwith the boys صَبُّenamored
أنتَ بِالصّبيَانِ صَبُّ
لَوif رأيتَyou saw البِنتَthe girl بِنتاًyou would depart (a pun on 'a girl')
لَو رأيتَ البِنتَ بِنتاً
You are enamored of boys;
You are a pouring among lads
If you saw the girl, you would depart.
If you saw the girl, a girl