ماويةwater-dwelling فضيةsilvery لحمهاits flesh
ماوية فضية لحمها
ألذmost delicious ماthat which يأكلهhe eats الآكلthe eater
ألذ ما يأكله الآكل
A creature of the water, silvery is its flesh,
The most delicious thing an eater eats.
يضمهاencloses it منfrom جلدهاits skin جوشنa coat of mail
يضمها من جلدها جوشن
مذيلlong and trailing فهوso it is لهاfor it شاملall-covering
مذيل فهو لها شامل
A coat of mail made from its skin encloses it,
Long and covering it completely.
فعيشهاso its life اللجةthe deep water ماas long as خيمتit stayed
فعيشها اللجة ما خيمت
بهاin it كماjust as يتلفهاdestroys it الساحلthe shore
بها كما يتلفها الساحل
Its life is in the deep water as long as it stays there,
Just as the shore destroys it.
كونتI turned منfrom its silver فضتهاgold عسجداline_8:
كونت من فضتها عسجدا
بالقليby frying لماwhen ضافنيcame to me as a guest نازلa visitor
بالقلي لما ضافني نازل
I turned its silver into gold
By frying it when a guest came to stay.
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