إلقcast away العصاthe staff ودعand stop التخامعfeigning a limp والتمسand seek
إلق العصا ودع التخامع والتمس
عملاwork فهذيfor this is دولةthe reign العرجانof the lame
عملا فهذي دولة العرجان
Cast away your staff, stop feigning a limp, and seek
Cast off your staff and cease this idle talk
work, for this is the reign of the lame.
For our leader and police alike
لأميرناfor our emir شرطتناour police معاtogether
لأميرنا شرطتنا معا
لكليهماfor both of them ياO قومناour people رجلانtwo legs
لكليهما يا قومنا رجلان
Our emir and our police together—
Both, my people, have two feet
have two legs between them, O our people.
So if our ruler and minister
فإذاso when يكونthere is أميرناour emir ووزيرناand our vizier
فإذا يكون أميرنا ووزيرنا
وأناand I فجئthen bring بالرابعwith the fourth الشيطانthe devil
وأنا فجئ بالرابع الشيطان
So when our emir and our vizier are there,
Will be joined by the devil himself
and I, bring the devil as the fourth.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1