ياO جَحشُJahsh ياO جَحشُJahsh مَنَتكَhave put you to the test الأَسبابthe workings of fate
يا جَحشُ يا جَحشُ مَنَتكَ الأَسباب
إِنif تَكُyou are وَثّاباًa mighty leaper فَإِنّيthen indeed I وَثّابa mighty leaper
إِن تَكُ وَثّاباً فَإِنّي وَثّاب
O Jahsh, O Jahsh, fate has put you to the test.
If you are a mighty leaper, then I too am a mighty leaper.
وَالناسُand the people أَذنابٌtails وَنَحنُand we أَربابlords
وَالناسُ أَذنابٌ وَنَحنُ أَرباب
أَناI اِبنُson of كَلثومٍKulthum وَجَدِيَand my grandfather عَتّابAttab
أَنا اِبنُ كَلثومٍ وَجَدِيَ عَتّاب
And the people are tails, while we are lords.
I am the son of Kulthum, and my grandfather is Attab.
Sol 6.1