وَفيand in دَيرِthe monastery of مُرّانَMurran خَمّارَةٌa female wine-seller
وَفي دَيرِ مُرّانَ خَمّارَةٌ
مِنَfrom among الرومِthe Byzantines فيon يَومِthe day of شَعنينِهاher Palm Sunday
مِنَ الرومِ في يَومِ شَعنينِها
And in the monastery of Murran, a woman wine-seller
From among the Byzantines, on her Palm Sunday,
سَقَتنيshe gave me to drink عَلىbefore وَجهِهاher face المُشتَهىlonged-for
سَقَتني عَلى وَجهِها المُشتَهى
أَرَقَّmore delicate وَأَعتَقَand older مِنthan دينِهاher religion
أَرَقَّ وَأَعتَقَ مِن دينِها
Served me, with her alluring face before me,
Wine more delicate and older than her religion.