يَاO ديمةَsteady rain الصَّفعof slaps صُبيٍّpour down
يَا ديمةَ الصَّفع صُبيٍّ
علَىupon قَفاthe nape of المُتنبُّيal-Mutanabbi
علَى قَفا المُتنبُّي
O steady rain of slaps, pour down
O Dima of the slap, boyish
upon al-Mutanabbi's nape.
Upon the nape of al-Mutanabbi
وَيَاand O قَفاهُhis nape تَقدَّمْcome forward
وَيَا قَفاهُ تَقدَّمْ
حَتَّىuntil تَصيرَyou become بْجَنْبِيbeside me
حَتَّى تَصيرَ بْجَنْبِي
And O nape of his, come forward
And O his nape, come forward
until you are beside me.
Until you stand beside me
وَأنتَand you يَاO ريحَwind بَطنِيmy belly
وَأنتَ يَا ريحَ بَطنِي
عَلَىupon سِبالَيْهِhis whiskers هُبيِّblow
عَلَى سِبالَيْهِ هُبيِّ
And you, O wind of my belly,
And you, O wind of my belly
blow upon his whiskers.
Upon his paths blow
إِنْif كُنتyou are أنتَyou نَبياًa prophet
إِنْ كُنت أنتَ نَبياً
فَالقِرِدُthen the monkey لاno شكَّdoubt رَبيِّmy Lord
فَالقِرِدُ لا شكَّ رَبيِّ
If you are a prophet,
If you are a prophet
then the monkey is, without doubt, my Lord.
Then the monkey is no doubt my lord
Sol 6.1