1. O you who placed the eggs of the duck
Under the incubators for the chicks
١. يا واضِعاً بَيضَ القَطا
تَحتَ الزَمامِجِ لِلفِراخِ
2. If only she knew what was beneath her
She would not stop pecking with her beak
٢. لَو أَيقَنَت ما تَحتَها
لَم تَخلُ مِن نَقرِ السِماخِ
3. O you who planted with your right hand
The trees of protection over the paths
٣. يا غارِساً بِيَمينِهِ
شَجَرَ الحِفاظِ عَلى السِباخِ
4. So all people were blocked off
Look to yourself - who will you befriend?
٤. فَسَدَ الخَلائِقُ كُلُّهُم
فَاِنظُر لِنَفسِكَ مَن تُؤاخي