ياO سيديmy master ياO أباfather of الحسينal-Husayn
يا سيدي يا أبا الحسين
أنتyou رفيعُlofty (pun on 'fool') بنقطتينwith two dots
أنت رفيعُ بنقطتين
O my master, O Abu al-Husayn,
O my master, O father of Hussein
You are 'lofty'—with two dots turning it into 'fool.'
You are sublime with two dots
ياO كلبravenous الضرسthe molar ماnot يدويis cured
يا كلب الضرس ما يدوي
ضرسكyour molar إلاexcept بكلبتينwith a pair of pincers
ضرسك إلا بكلبتين
O ravenous-toothed one, there is no curing
O snaggle-toothed dog, your teeth do not hurt
Your molar except with a pair of pincers.
Except with a couple of dogs
ويلكwoe to you قلtell ليto me جننتyou have gone mad حتىso that
ويلك قل لي جننت حتى
نلتمسwe seek الخبزthe bread مرتينtwice
نلتمس الخبز مرتين
Woe to you! Tell me, have you gone mad, that
Woe to you, tell me you went mad
We should seek bread twice
We seek bread twice
فيin دارhouse منone whose خبزهhis bread عليهover it
في دار من خبزه عليه
ألفa thousand رقيبٍwatcher بألفwith a thousand عينeye
ألف رقيبٍ بألف عين
In the house of one whose bread is guarded by
In a house whose bread is upon it
A thousand watchers with a thousand eyes?
A thousand guards with a thousand eyes
Sol 6.1