وزرتُهُ يوماً فصادفْتُهُ

وزرتُهُ يوماً فصادفْتُهُ

يكتبُ أسماءَ الطفيليَّهْ

يكتبُ أسماءَ الطفيليَّهْ

And I visited him one day and found him

Once I visited him and found

Writing down the names of uninvited diners.

Him writing the names of parasites,

فخفْتُ أنْ يكتبني منهمْ

فخفْتُ أنْ يكتبني منهمْ

فقالَ كُلْ قلتُ على نيَّهْ

فقالَ كُلْ قلتُ على نيَّهْ

So I feared he would list me among them.

I feared that he would list me among them,

He said, “Eat!” I said, “With intent.”

So I said, “Write with good intention.”