1. She said to him, her words full of sorrow:
Leave him be, he can speak for himself.
١. قالَتْ لَهُ وَقَوْلُهَا إِحْزانْ
ذَرُوهُ وَالقَوْلُ لَهُ بَيانْ
2. Oh father, the anklets have kept me awake,
So sleep evades my eyes this night.
٢. يا أَبَتا أَرَّقَنِي القِدّانْ
فَالنَوْمُ لا تَطْعَمُهُ العَيْنانْ
3. From the bite of a pup with sharp teeth,
And a mosquito hovering above.
٣. مِنْ وَخْذِ بَرْغُوتٍ لَه أَسْنانْ
وَلِلْبَعُوضِ فَوْقَهُ دَنْدانْ