مَنwho ذاis there لِمُتيَّمٍfor a love-stricken man معنّىُtormented يُقصىis kept away
مَن ذا لِمُتيَّمٍ معنّىُ يُقصى
مِنfrom دونِbefore مُناهُhis desires حجُبٌveils لاnot تُحصىcan be counted
مِن دونِ مُناهُ حجُبٌ لا تُحصى
Who is there for a tormented, love-stricken man kept away?
Countless veils stand between him and his desires.
لَوif مَكَّنَهُallowed him الحَبيبُthe beloved منto نَظرَتِهِa look at him
لَو مَكَّنَهُ الحَبيبُ من نَظرَتِهِ
مِنout of خيفةfear of مَنsomeone who يبصرهsees him ماnot اِستَقصىhe would look his fill
مِن خيفة مَن يبصره ما اِستَقصى
If the beloved allowed him a glance,
For fear of someone seeing him, he would not look his fill.