ضَلَّ رأْي يوم الوليمة يا (فخري)

ضَلَّ رأْي يوم الوليمة يا (فخري)

وكانت إِجابتي لك زَلَّه

وكانت إِجابتي لك زَلَّه

Judgment went astray on the day of the banquet, O Fakhri,

Astray was my thoughts on the feast day, O Fakhri

and my reply to you was a slip.

And my response to you was a slip

هذه الإِبرة التي قد بلعنا

هذه الإِبرة التي قد بلعنا

ها (بدوما) رُدَّتْ إليكَ مِسَلَّه

ها (بدوما) رُدَّتْ إليكَ مِسَلَّه

This needle, which we had swallowed

This needle we have swallowed

in Douma, was returned to you as a large sewing needle.

O Badouma, has returned to you blunted