خُبزُ الأَميرُ عَشيقُهُ

خُبزُ الأَميرُ عَشيقُهُ

يَغدو عَلَيهِ يُلاعِبُه

يَغدو عَلَيهِ يُلاعِبُه

The prince’s bread is his beloved;

The prince's bread is his beloved;

each morning he goes to it and fondles it.

He goes to it each morning and plays with it.

وَإِذا بَدا لِجَليسِهِ

وَإِذا بَدا لِجَليسِهِ

أَفضى إِلَيهِ يُعاتِبُه

أَفضى إِلَيهِ يُعاتِبُه

And should it appear before his table companion,

And when it appears before his companion,

he draws close to him, reproaching him.

He draws close to it, reproaching it.

وَتَحوطُهُ أَحراسُهُ

وَتَحوطُهُ أَحراسُهُ

وَتَذِبُّ عَنهُ كَتائِبُه

وَتَذِبُّ عَنهُ كَتائِبُه

His guards encircle it,

And his guards surround it,

and his battalions defend it.

And his battalions defend it.

فَالزَورُ يُصفَعُ عِندَهُ

فَالزَورُ يُصفَعُ عِندَهُ

وَالضَيفُ يُنتَفُ شارِبُه

وَالضَيفُ يُنتَفُ شارِبُه

So the visitor is slapped in its presence,

So visitors are slapped in his presence,

and the guest has his mustache plucked.

And the guest's mustache is plucked out.