إذاif تيسرbecomes available ليto me فيin مصرEgypt منfrom زمنيmy lifetime
إذا تيسر لي في مصر من زمني
سبعاseven things فماthen not أناI فيin اللذاتpleasures مغبونُshortchanged
سبعا فما أنا في اللذات مغبونُ
If, in Egypt during my lifetime, I can obtain
If I had seven years to live in Egypt,
seven things, then I am not shortchanged in pleasures:
I would not lose out on life's pleasures -
قصرٌa palace وقدرٌand a cooking pot وقوادٌand a pimp وقحبتهand his whore
قصرٌ وقدرٌ وقوادٌ وقحبته
وقهوةٌand wine وقناديلand lamps وقانونand a qanun zither
وقهوةٌ وقناديل وقانون
a palace, a cooking pot, a pimp and his whore,
A palace, a pot, whores and their ilk,
and wine, lamps, and a qanun zither.
Coffee, lamps, and food galore!
Sol 6.1