لَمّا حُجِبتُ بِبابِ دا

لَمّا حُجِبتُ بِبابِ دا

رِكَ وَالدُهورُ لَها تَشاكُل

رِكَ وَالدُهورُ لَها تَشاكُل

When I was denied entry at the door of your hou-

When I was shut out at your door,

se—and times resemble one another—

And the days became all the same,

أَشرَعتُ سَيرَ حُمَيرَتي

أَشرَعتُ سَيرَ حُمَيرَتي

وَعَلِمتُ أَنَّكَ كُنتَ تَأكُل

وَعَلِمتُ أَنَّكَ كُنتَ تَأكُل

I set my little she-donkey going,

I set my donkey walking

and I knew that you were eating.

And realized you had been unfaithful.