بيرBir (well) العزبal-Azab لاfirst part of 'wearing' بسهremainder of 'wearing' حلهa robe جديدnew
بير العزب لا بسه حله جديد
والروضهand al-Rawda (the garden) النائيهfar-off سفرةa table spread طلىlamb
والروضه النائيه سفرة طلى
Bir al-Azab wears a new robe.
The wilderness camp has worn a new dress
And far-off al-Rawda is a feast of lamb.
And the far-off meadow is set with dishes
وذهand this one صبيهa maiden محياهاher face نضيرfresh and radiant
وذه صبيه محياها نضير
وذهand this one عجوزهan old woman بتتجشاقلىis belching roasted grain
وذه عجوزه بتتجشاقلى
And this one is a maiden, her face fresh and radiant.
There an old woman grumbling at me
And this one is an old woman, belching roasted grain.
Her sweet apple makes me forget the green
تفاحهاher apples الحلوsweet ينسىare forgotten بالخضيرin favor of the green ones
تفاحها الحلو ينسى بالخضير
وكمand how many رشاa gazelle فيin رباهاher hills عيطلىcalled out to me
وكم رشا في رباها عيطلى
Her sweet apples are forgotten in favor of green ones.
How much did her upbringing cost her folks
And how many a gazelle in her hills has called out to me!
The camp is Egypt, the garden Damascus
بيرBir (well) العزبal-Azab مصرEgypt والروضهand al-Rawda (the garden) شبامShibam
بير العزب مصر والروضه شبام
والأصلand the root فيin ذاthis الكلامspeech حبlove الوطنthe homeland
والأصل في ذا الكلام حب الوطن
Bir al-Azab is Egypt, and al-Rawda is Shibam.
And the moral of this tale - love of one's homeland
And at the root of these words is love of the homeland.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1