ماnot ماسَswayed كقدّlike the figure of مَنthe one whom أُحبُّI love البانُthe bān tree
ما ماسَ كقدّ مَن أُحبُّ البانُ
ماnot راقَcharmed كَحُسنِlike the beauty of وَجهِهِhis face بُستانُa garden
ما راقَ كَحُسنِ وَجهِهِ بُستانُ
Never has the bān tree swayed like the figure of the one I love.
What touched like your stature, whom I love
Never has a garden charmed like the beauty of his face.
What pleased like the beauty of your face, o garden
ذاthis الفرعُthe hair يَرىregards العَنبَرَambergris عَبداًa slave قَنّاًby birth
ذا الفرعُ يَرى العَنبَرَ عَبداً قَنّاً
ذاthis الخَطُّthe line of facial down يَقولsays خادِميmy servant رَيحانُsweet basil
ذا الخَطُّ يَقول خادِمي رَيحانُ
These locks regard ambergris as a slave by birth.
This branch sees amber as an obedient servant
This line of facial down says, 'Sweet basil is my servant.'
This line says my servant is basil