شريتI bought ليfor myself كُتيكيتa little chick
شريت لي كُتيكيت
فُميمهhis tiny mouth بزيقsqueaks
فُميمه بزيق
I bought myself a little chick.
His tiny mouth squeaks.
عريينa naked little one يصيحhe cries
عريين يصيح
منfrom البردthe cold زيق“zeeq!” (a squeak)
من البرد زيق
Naked, he cries
From the cold: “Zeeq!”
لهhe has حليقa tiny throat فيهin it زمّارهa whistle
له حليق فيه زمّاره
وحنيكand a little palate فيهin it نقارهa drum
وحنيك فيه نقاره
He has a tiny throat with a whistle inside,
And a little palate with a drum inside.
يزمرhe pipes ينقرhe taps
يزمر ينقر
ذوpossessing نجلwide eyes وشيقand longing
ذو نجل وشيق
He pipes and taps,
With wide eyes and longing.
اقلI say لهto him كُتيكيتlittle chick
اقل له كُتيكيت
يتكتكhe goes tik-tik يجيhe comes ليto me
يتكتك يجي لي
I say to him, “Chickie!”
He goes tik-tik and comes to me.
يرفرفhe flutters يزقزقhe chirps
يرفرف يزقزق
لحنهhis tune زعيقshrieking
لحنه زعيق
He flutters and chirps;
His tune is a shriek.
لهhe has جناحa wing لاحshowing منfrom جنبهhis side
له جناح لاح من جنبه
كلماwhenever انشرحhe feels happy لوhe waves (split verb, first part) لحhe waves (split verb, second part) بهwith it
كلما انشرح لو لح به
He has a wing sticking out from his side;
Whenever he feels happy, he waves it.
غليظthick البطينهthe little belly
غليظ البطينه
لهhe has ساقa leg رقيقslender
له ساق رقيق
Plump in his little belly,
He has a slender leg.
كبيرgrown big صارhe became شويطينa little devil
كبير صار شويطين
يناقرhe pecks at أخوهhis brother
يناقر أخوه
Grown big, he became a little devil.
He pecks at his brother,
ويعملand he does لأختهto his sister
ويعمل لأخته
قبيحsomething nasty فيin الطريقthe road
قبيح في الطريق
And does to his sister
Something nasty in the road.
لهhe has عُريفa little comb زيlike البرناقهthe barnāqa (unclear referent)
له عُريف زي البرناقه
كنّهas though it were سنخةa base (sense uncertain here) العلاّقهthe hanger
كنّه سنخة العلاّقه
He has a little comb like the barnāqa,
As though it were the base of the hanger.
وهذاand this حقيقtrue
وهذا حقيق
حقيقtrue حقيقtrue
حقيق حقيق
And this is true:
True, true.
Sol 6.1