لَمnot يَخلُbe free شَخصٌa person مِنof هَوىpassion
لَم يَخلُ شَخصٌ مِن هَوى
شَيءٌsomething بِهِaround it جَولانُroaming فِكرهْhis thought
شَيءٌ بِهِ جَولانُ فِكرهْ
No one is without a passion
For something around which his thoughts roam.
ذاthis المَعصرانيal-Maʿṣarānī مولَعٌenamored
ذا المَعصراني مولَعٌ
بِهَوىwith love of البَعيرِthe camel لأجلfor the sake of بعرِهits dung
بِهَوى البَعيرِ لأجل بعرِه
This al-Maʿṣarānī is enamored
Of the camel, for the sake of its dung.