سِكْبَزُنا لا يزالُ مُفتْخِراُ

سِكْبَزُنا لا يزالُ مُفتْخِراُ

بأصلِهِ وهو ليسَ بالفاخِرْ

بأصلِهِ وهو ليسَ بالفاخِرْ

Our Sikbaz never ceases to boast

Our Sikbaz never ceases to boast

Of his lineage, though it is anything but noble.

of his lineage, though he is not distinguished.

مقلوبٌ نصفِ اسْمِهِ لزَوجتِهِ

مقلوبٌ نصفِ اسْمِهِ لزَوجتِهِ

يحبُّ مقلوبَ نصفِهِ الآخِرْ

يحبُّ مقلوبَ نصفِهِ الآخِرْ

Half his name, reversed, is his wife’s;

Half his name, reversed, belongs to his wife;

He loves the reverse of the other half.

he loves the reverse of its other half.