ياO سائليyou who ask me فيin وظيفتيmy employment عنabout
يا سائلي في وظيفتي عن
ضيعةruin حاليmy condition وعنand about معاشيmy livelihood
ضيعة حالي وعن معاشي
O you who ask me, in my employment, about
O you who ask about my occupation
the ruin of my condition and about my livelihood—
And my livelihood and income,
وحقُّby the sanctity of تفَّاحapples خدِّيmy cheek
وحقُّ تفَّاح خدِّي
لاmay … not عشتyou live بعديafter me مشمشapricot
لا عشت بعدي مشمش
By the sanctity of the apples of my cheek,
By the cheek of the apple in its prime
May you not live after me, apricot!
After me, it will be an apricot tree.
Sol 6.1