يا موز بالقطر

يا موز بالقطر

يا مشكاح مَن حلاّك

يا مشكاح مَن حلاّك

O banana steeped in syrup,

O banana in syrup,

O broad-smiling one—who sweetened you?

O merry fellow, who sweetened you?

ومَن على الغصن في

ومَن على الغصن في

العرجون قد علاّك

العرجون قد علاّك

And who, upon the bough amid

And who, upon the branch, in

the curved cluster-stalk, has surpassed you?

the fruit cluster, has raised you high?

مالي تخلّيت عن

مالي تخلّيت عن

قلبي وما خلاّك

قلبي وما خلاّك

Why have you abandoned

Why have you turned away from

my heart, though it never abandoned you?

my heart, though it has not abandoned you?

أنت بتحكم لروحك

أنت بتحكم لروحك

قل لي مَن ولاّك

قل لي مَن ولاّك

You wield authority all on your own—

You rule on your own;

tell me, who put you in charge?

tell me, who appointed you?