لِلَّهِHow wondrous! مُنَعَّمٌa pampered youth يُضاهيrivals الباناthe bān tree
لِلَّهِ مُنَعَّمٌ يُضاهي البانا
مِنfrom ماءِsap; freshness شَبابهhis youth يُرىhe appears نشواناintoxicated
مِن ماءِ شَبابه يُرى نشوانا
How wondrous a pampered youth who rivals the bān tree!
He seems drunk on the sap of his youth.
كالغُصنِlike a branch شِطاطُهhis tall, slender stature المُفَدّىdearly cherished لَكِنyet
كالغُصنِ شِطاطُه المُفَدّى لَكِن
ذاthis one مُكتَسياًclothed راقَcharms وَذاand that one عَرياناnaked
ذا مُكتَسياً راقَ وَذا عَريانا
His cherished, slender stature is like a branch, yet
One charms when clothed, the other when naked.