ماwhat لِلفَتَياتِwith the maidens اِعتَرَضَتhave appeared أَشباهاlook-alikes
ما لِلفَتَياتِ اِعتَرَضَت أَشباها
لِلرقَّةِfor delicacy وَاللطفand grace تَرىyou see أَمواهاwaters
لِلرقَّةِ وَاللطف تَرى أَمواها
Why have the maidens appeared, all alike?
In their delicacy and grace, you see them as water.
يَمرُرنَthey pass بِناby us واحِدَةًone واحِدَةًone
يَمرُرنَ بِنا واحِدَةً واحِدَةً
لاnot أُبصِرI see بَينَهُنَّamong them مَنthe one whom أَهواهاI love her
لا أُبصِر بَينَهُنَّ مَن أَهواها
They pass us one by one;
I do not see among them the one I love.