يصيِّرhe makes خِنصَرَهُhis little finger عاطلاًunadorned
يصيِّر خِنصَرَهُ عاطلاً
حبيبٌa beloved لقلبيto my heart لاnot أَذْكُرُهْI mention him
حبيبٌ لقلبي لا أَذْكُرُهْ
He leaves his little finger unadorned—
a beloved of my heart whom I do not name—
ويُلْبِسُand he clothes خاتَمَهُhis ring خِصْرَهُhis waist
ويُلْبِسُ خاتَمَهُ خِصْرَهُ
فهذاكَso that one يشكُوcomplains وذاand this one يشْكُرُهْthanks him
فهذاكَ يشكُو وذا يشْكُرُهْ
and slips his ring around his waist.
So that one complains, while this one thanks him.
فإِنfor if ضجَّcries out منbecause of رِدْفِهِhis buttocks خَصْرُهُhis waist
فإِن ضجَّ من رِدْفِهِ خَصْرُهُ
لقدindeed ضَجَّhas cried out منbecause of خَصْرهِhis waist خِنْصَرُهْhis little finger
لقد ضَجَّ من خَصْرهِ خِنْصَرُهْ
For if his waist cries out because of his buttocks,
his little finger has indeed cried out because of his waist.