قد همت بفيل

قد همت بفيل

كالغصن يميل

كالغصن يميل

I have fallen in love with an elephant,

I dreamed of an elephant,

Who sways like a branch.

Swaying like a branch,

له خصر نحيل

له خصر نحيل

أعانقه يعفصني

أعانقه يعفصني

He has a slender waist;

With a slender waist -

I embrace him; he crushes me.

I hugged him and he hugged me back.

عن وصله أبيت

عن وصله أبيت

حين شكله رأيت

حين شكله رأيت

I refused union with him

When I saw his shape,

When I saw his shape.

I refused his affection.

في النوم بقيت

في النوم بقيت

أهرب وهو يشحتتني

أهرب وهو يشحتتني

In my sleep I kept

In my dream I remained,

Fleeing while he battered me.

Fleeing while he chased me.

يا بخت أبي

يا بخت أبي

جاه صبي

جاه صبي

What luck my father has!

Oh, how lucky I am,

A boy came to him;

With a splendid boy

من يوم رُبي

من يوم رُبي

وهو كذا هنبقني

وهو كذا هنبقني

Since the day he was raised,

Since the day I was raised,

He's made a fool of me like this.

Who will keep me this way.