مسكينpoor أناI أناI عليAli
مسكين أنا أنا علي
عاشقa lover وقلبيand my heart قدalready بليhas worn out
عاشق وقلبي قد بلي
Poor me—I am Ali.
Poor me, poor me, Ali
A lover, and my heart has worn out.
A lover, and my heart is worn out
عاشقin love with دلالcoy charm موزbanana فيin
عاشق دلال موز في
غصونهits boughs مدلّلpampered
غصونه مدلّل
In love with a banana’s coy charm, in
A lover of Dalal, a banana in
its boughs, pampered.
Its spoiled branches
يحكيresembles عرايسbrides فيin ثيابgarments
يحكي عرايس في ثياب
مزعفراتsaffron-dyed تنجليcome into view
مزعفرات تنجلي
It resembles brides in garments
Telling tales of brides in clothes
saffron-dyed, coming into view
Embroidered, shining
كفضةlike silver وقشرهand its peel
كفضة وقشره
منof ذهبgold عليهupon it حليornaments
من ذهب عليه حلي
like silver; and its peel
Like silver and peel
is of gold, with ornaments upon it.
Of gold on it jewelry
ماhow أحلاهsweet it is فيin صُحَينa little dish منof
ما أحلاه في صُحَين من
قطرsyrup النباتsugar candy ممتليfull
قطر النبات ممتلي
How sweet it is in a little dish
How beautiful it is, in the meadows
full of sugar-candy syrup!
Filled with dew of vegetation
أحبهI love it ليتنيif only I لهto it
أحبه ليتني له
أوليتهor if only it were أخَيّهa little brother ليto me
أوليته أخَيّه لي
I love it; if only I were its,
I love it, I wish I was
or it were a little brother to me!
Its guardian, its brother
Sol 6.1