منwho ذلكthat المطلّpeering out منfrom لحيتهhis beard
من ذلك المطلّ من لحيته
كالبغلlike a mule منfrom وراءbehind مخلاةa feedbag رناhe gazed
كالبغل من وراء مخلاة رنا
Who is that peering out from his beard,
From that window, with a beard like a mule
Like a mule gazing from behind a feedbag?
Behind a toilet wall, he brays,
نسألwe ask عنabout ذاكthat one الذيwho انحنىhe bent علىover
نسأل عن ذاك الذي انحنى على
صحيفةa newspaper يقراhe reads وولاناand turned toward us القفاthe nape
صحيفة يقرا وولانا القفا
We ask about that one who bent over
We ask about that one bent over
A newspaper, reading it, and turned his nape toward us.
A page he's reading, while our napes crane back.
أجلyes أجلyes هذاthis القفاthe nape
أجل أجل هذا القفا
هذاthis هوhe الدكتورthe doctor
هذا هو الدكتور
Yes, yes, this nape—
Yes, yes, this nape,
This is the doctor.
This is the doctor.
Sol 6.1