أحلَّ الضيوفَ على سطحه

أحلَّ الضيوفَ على سطحه

وفرَّجهم في نجومِ السما

وفرَّجهم في نجومِ السما

He lodged the guests on his roof,

He welcomed the guests onto his roof

And entertained them with the stars of the sky,

And lodged them in the stars of the sky

وقطَّعَ بالجوعِ أكبادَهم

وقطَّعَ بالجوعِ أكبادَهم

وإنْ يستغيثوا يغاثوا بما

وإنْ يستغيثوا يغاثوا بما

And tore their livers apart with hunger;

And starved their livers with hunger

And if they cry for help, they are relieved with water.

If they cry for help, they are helped with what