فَيالَكَ من أَيرٍ جُزيتَ شَرَّا

فَيالَكَ من أَيرٍ جُزيتَ شَرَّا

أَقَمتُهُ حتى إِذا اكفَهَرَّا

أَقَمتُهُ حتى إِذا اكفَهَرَّا

So, what a cock you are—may evil be your reward!

Oh what an evil companion you are

I made it stand erect until, when it grew grim,

I hosted him until he scowled

واضطَرَبَت أَعرَاقُه ودَرَّا

واضطَرَبَت أَعرَاقُه ودَرَّا

عادَ إِليَّ وَجهُهُ مُزورَّا

عادَ إِليَّ وَجهُهُ مُزورَّا

And its veins throbbed and it gushed,

His veins throbbed and gushed

Its face turned back toward me, askew.

He turned to me with a fake face

أُريدُ جَوَّاً ويُريدُ بَرَّا

أُريدُ جَوَّاً ويُريدُ بَرَّا

كأنَّهُ صاحِبُ ذَنبٍ فَرَّا

كأنَّهُ صاحِبُ ذَنبٍ فَرَّا

I want the air, while it wants the ground.

I wanted harmony, but he wanted conflict

As though it were a sinner who had fled,

As if he had committed a shameful sin

كَأَنَّما ألقِمَ شَيئاً مُرَّا

كَأَنَّما ألقِمَ شَيئاً مُرَّا

وما عَلَيكَ أن يُقال زُرَّا

وما عَلَيكَ أن يُقال زُرَّا

As if it had been fed something bitter.

As if he had swallowed something bitter

And what harm is it to you to be told, 'Thrust!'?

It's not right that you're being blamed