فيat الغطاسEpiphany رأيتI saw صغيرa little boy
في الغطاس رأيت صغير
ومعهand with him فانوسa lantern مزوّقdecorated
ومعه فانوس مزوّق
At Epiphany I saw a little boy,
In the pond I saw a small child
and with him was a decorated lantern,
With a decorated lantern in his hand
وعليهand on it نرجسnarcissus flowers وتفاحand apples
وعليه نرجس وتفاح
ماhow أحسنهlovely it is واللَهand by God يشوّقit stirs longing
ما أحسنه واللَه يشوّق
and on it were narcissus flowers and apples.
On it were narcissus and apple
How lovely it was—by God, it stirred longing!
How beautiful it is, by God it captivates
واسمعواand listen يقولhe says لأختهto his sister
واسمعوا يقول لأخته
مالكyou have no مثلهone like it فتزعقso she cries out
مالك مثله فتزعق
And listen to him telling his sister,
And listen to him say to his sister
'You have none like it!' So she cries out,
Why don't you have one so you can scream?
باO (childish address) بتيmy daddy خُذget ليfor me فوينيسa little lantern
با بتي خُذ لي فوينيس
مثلlike خَيّيmy brother ذاthis الصغيرlittle
مثل خَيّي ذا الصغير
'Daddy, get me a little lantern,
My daughter, get me a lantern
like the one my little brother here has!'
Like my little brother's small one
قالhe said لهاto her نعمyes ياO باباdear child (literally, Daddy)
قال لها نعم يا بابا
وعليَّand incumbent upon me هذاthis ضروريnecessary
وعليَّ هذا ضروري
He said to her, 'Yes, my child,
She said to him, yes papa
and this is my duty.'
And for me this is essential
ورأيتand I saw فيin النومsleep قُنَيفذa little hedgehog
ورأيت في النوم قُنَيفذ
منof عجينdough يبقىit is أصَيفرyellowish
من عجين يبقى أصَيفر
And in my sleep I saw a little hedgehog,
And I saw in a dream a hedgehog
made of dough, yellowish in color,
Made of dough that stayed yellow
وحَداهand beside it بيّاعa vendor يُناديcalling out
وحَداه بيّاع يُنادي
الحلاوةsweets ياO صغيرlittle one
الحلاوة يا صغير
and beside it a vendor calling,
Next to it was a seller calling out
'Sweets, little one!'
Sweets, oh little one
فانغبنتso I felt cheated أناI كَمنّيbecause I
فانغبنت أنا كَمنّي
جاcame الصيامthe fast وأناand I كبيرgrown-up
جا الصيام وأنا كبير
So I felt cheated, because
So I wished I was like a maze
the fast came when I was grown.
Ramadan came and I was grown
وأناand I الآخرin my turn جكارةout of spite
وأنا الآخر جكارة
فيtoward الصغارthe children آكلI eat سحوريmy pre-dawn meal
في الصغار آكل سحوري
And I too, out of spite
And I too am naughty
toward the children, eat my pre-dawn meal—
Eating pre-dawn meals in childhood
أيyes ولوand even if كانthere was فيهin it كنافةkunafa (a pastry)
أي ولو كان فيه كنافة
بيّتوهاthey kept it overnight فيin بخورincense
بيّتوها في بخور
yes, even if it contains kunafa
Yes, even if it had kanafa
they have kept overnight in incense.
They would perfume it with incense
Sol 6.1