رحمmay have mercy on اللهGod منwhoever أتانيcame to me بموسىwith a razor
رحم الله من أتاني بموسى
فتقصىthen thoroughly completed بحدهwith its edge جبcutting off أيريmy cock
فتقصى بحده جب أيري
May God have mercy on whoever brings me a razor
and then cuts my cock clean off with its edge.
كلevery يومday أغضيI turn a blind eye لهfor it عنto جناياmisdeeds (continued next line)
كل يوم أغضي له عن جنايا
تٍending of 'misdeeds' كأنas though الحديثthe talk فيهاabout them لغيريfor someone other than me
تٍ كأن الحديث فيها لغيري
Every day I turn a blind eye to its misdeeds,
as though the talk of them concerned someone else.
ولعمريand, by my life كمhow often فيin صباحٍa morning بشرٍwith misfortune
ولعمري كم في صباحٍ بشرٍ
كانwould have لولاهbut for it قدalready جرىgone ليfor me بخيرwell
كان لولاه قد جرى لي بخير
And by my life, how often things went badly in the morning,
when, but for it, they would have gone well for me!
Sol 6.1