قَدindeed حَيَّرَناhas bewildered us خَدُّكِyour cheek ياO أَسماءُAsma
قَد حَيَّرَنا خَدُّكِ يا أَسماءُ
لَمَّاwhen امتَزَجَmingled الخَمرُwine بِهِin it والَماءُand water
لَمَّا امتَزَجَ الخَمرُ بِهِ والَماءُ
Your cheek has bewildered us, O Asma,
Your cheek has bewildered us, O Asma
When wine and water mingled in it.
When the wine was mixed with it and the water
لَوif لَمnot يَكُit were منamong شَقائِقِanemones of النُّعمانِal-Nuʿman (part of the flower-name)
لَو لَم يَكُ من شَقائِقِ النُّعمانِ
ماnot كانَwould be عَلَيهِupon it نُقطَةٌa dot سَوداءُblack
ما كانَ عَلَيهِ نُقطَةٌ سَوداءُ
Were it not one of the anemones,
Had it not been for the anemones
It would not bear a black dot.
No black spot would have been upon it