ياO حزينsorrowful الناسpeople ياO بختيmy luck
يا حزين الناس يا بختي
بيتناour house جوّاهinside it قُطيطةa little kitten
بيتنا جوّاه قُطيطة
O saddest of people, O my luck!
O saddened people, o my luck
Inside our house is a little kitten.
Our house, its interior is small
أتاليit turns out فيهاon her علامةa mark
أتالي فيها علامة
أنفهاher nose فوقهabove it نُقيطةa tiny dot
أنفها فوقه نُقيطة
It turns out there is a mark on her:
In it roams a cat
A tiny dot above her nose.
With its nose atop, dotted
بإيدهاwith her paw تمسحshe wipes وتلحسand licks
بإيدها تمسح وتلحس
وتدورand roams فوقatop الحُويطةthe little wall
وتدور فوق الحُويطة
With her paw she wipes and licks,
With its paws it wipes and licks
And roams atop the little wall.
And turns upon the wall
وأمهاand her mother تصيحcries out نوmeow نوmeow
وأمها تصيح نو نو
أيthat is تعاليcome فيinto حُجيريmy little lap
أي تعالي في حُجيري
And her mother cries, “Meow, meow!”
And its mother yells "come, come!"
Meaning, “Come into my little lap;
That is, come back to my lap
ألحسكI'll lick you واسقيكand give you drink بُزيزهa little teat
ألحسك واسقيك بُزيزه
وارجعيand go back العبيplay ودوريand roam
وارجعي العبي ودوري
I'll lick you and let you suckle from a little teat;
I'll lick you and give you milk
And go back, play, and roam.”
And go play and wander
ولهاand she has فيon الرأسthe head وديناتlittle ears
ولها في الرأس ودينات
للشريريباتfor the tiny tassels تبخشare pierced
للشريريبات تبخش
And on her head she has little ears,
And it has cords on its head
Pierced for tiny tassels;
From which bells hang
وسويرand a little band أحمرred كويسpretty
وسوير أحمر كويس
فيaround رُقَيبتهاher little neck مُنقّشpatterned
في رُقَيبتها مُنقّش
And a pretty little red band,
And a nice red collar
Patterned, around her little neck.
Engraved on its neck
وعليهand on it خمسةfive جلاجلbells
وعليه خمسة جلاجل
كلماwhenever نطّتshe jumps تخشخشthey jingle
كلما نطّت تخشخش
And on it are five bells;
With five jingle bells
Whenever she jumps, they jingle.
That jingle when it jumps
لاnot تزالshe ceases فيin البيتthe house تلعبshe plays
لا تزال في البيت تلعب
فيon البساطthe carpet والحصيرand the mat
في البساط والحصير
She never stops playing in the house,
It still plays in the house
On the carpet and the mat.
On the rug and mat
وأناand I ماnot انغاظget annoyed ولاnor شيanything
وأنا ما انغاظ ولا شي
لاno ولوand even if كانit were فيin حضوريmy presence
لا ولو كان في حضوري
And I don't get annoyed or anything—
And I don't get annoyed or anything
No—not even if it's in my presence.
No, even if it's in my presence
Sol 6.1