لعن الله خالدا

لعن الله خالدا

بادئاً ثم عائدا

بادئاً ثم عائدا

May God curse Khalid,

May Allah curse Khaled

first, then again—

First and again

ألأمَ اللائمين نفْ

ألأمَ اللائمين نفْ

ساً وأمّاً ووالدا

ساً وأمّاً ووالدا

the vilest of reproachers in him-

The blame of blamers is lost

self, in mother, and in father.

A soul, a mother, and a father

رجلٌ لا يرى إلَ

رجلٌ لا يرى إلَ

هاً سوى الْأير واحدا

هاً سوى الْأير واحدا

A man who recognizes no de-

A man who sees no god

ity but the cock alone.

But the one and only

كلَّما ذرَّ شارقٌ

كلَّما ذرَّ شارقٌ

خرَّ للأير ساجدا

خرَّ للأير ساجدا

Whenever the sun rises,

Whenever a sun rises

he falls prostrate before the cock.

He bows to the one and only

ويرى كلَّ من لَحا

ويرى كلَّ من لَحا

ه على ذاك حاسدا

ه على ذاك حاسدا

And he deems everyone who reproaches

And sees everyone who opposes that

him for that envious.

As envious

يفقد الأيرَ ساعةً

يفقد الأيرَ ساعةً

فترى الشيخ فاقدا

فترى الشيخ فاقدا

If he lacks the cock for an hour,

He misses the one for an hour

you see the old man bereft.

So you see the sheikh missing

لو خلا منه ليلةً

لو خلا منه ليلةً

بات يرعى الفراقدا

بات يرعى الفراقدا

Were he without it for a night,

If he was without him for a night

he would spend the night watching the Farqad stars.

He would stay up grazing the skulls

فيه عادى صديقه

فيه عادى صديقه

والحسان الخرائدا

والحسان الخرائدا

For its sake he turned against his friend

Through him he opposed his friend

and the beautiful virgins.

And good deeds

وله كابد الأذى

وله كابد الأذى

والأكُفَّ القوافدا

والأكُفَّ القوافدا

And for it he endured harm

And he suffered harm

and palms that slapped his nape.

And chained shackles

اعذروا الشيخ فَاستُهُ

اعذروا الشيخ فَاستُهُ

أوردَتْهُ المواردا

أوردَتْهُ المواردا

Excuse the old man, for his arse

Excuse the sheikh, for the springs

has led him to the watering places.

Have led him to this