لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowing أَجَفوَةٌis it coldness? أَمor دَلالٌcoyness
لَيتَ شِعري أَجَفوَةٌ أَم دَلالٌ
أَمor عَدُوٌّan enemy أَتىcame to بُثَينَةَButhayna بَعديafter me
أَم عَدُوٌّ أَتى بُثَينَةَ بَعدي
If only I knew: is it coldness or coyness?
I wonder if you're a foe or friend
Or has an enemy come to Buthayna after I left?
Or lover who came after me to Buthainah
فَمُرينيso command me أُطِعكِI will obey you فيin كُلِّevery أَمرٍmatter
فَمُريني أُطِعكِ في كُلِّ أَمرٍ
أَنتِyou وَاللَهِby God أَوجَهُmost esteemed الناسِpeople عِنديin my eyes
أَنتِ وَاللَهِ أَوجَهُ الناسِ عِندي
So command me; I will obey you in every matter.
So order me, I will obey you in all things
You are, by God, the most esteemed of people in my eyes.
By God, you are the dearest of all people to me