يا مهدىَ الموزِ تبقَى

يا مهدىَ الموزِ تبقَى

وميمه لكَ فاء

وميمه لكَ فاء

O giver of bananas, may you live on,

A banana's cradle remains

and may its mīm become fāʾ for you;

And its meem is for you an f

وزايُهُ عن قَريبٍ

وزايُهُ عن قَريبٍ

لمن يُناويك تَاء

لمن يُناويك تَاء

and its zāy, before long,

And its zaa, before long

become tāʾ for whoever opposes you.

For whoever intends you, a t