وافى نظامك يا خبير حالي
مثل العسالي
Your system has met my expectation
Like honey
بدا وهو لابس قميص بالي
لكن حلا لي
He arrived wearing a faded shirt
But it suited me
وصل وقنبر في المكان قبالي
بوجه بالي
And sat arrogantly before me
With a faded face
وبعد ساعه قام زقم قذالي
ما هو مبالي
And after an hour, he rudely rebuked me
Not caring at all
بزوج شوارب تشبه المكانس
من نخل يابس
With socks resembling brooms
Of dry palm
شيبه كبير مجنون سخيف عابس
يلعب بدارس
An old crazy gloomy man
Playing with lies
سامر مطفى في الظلام جالس
يضرب وساوس
Samer, put out in the darkness, sitting
Hitting delusions
في فرن خباز يحمل المقالي
يا كم بصالي
In a baker's oven carrying tongs
Oh how many times I've been burnt
حميل معيضي من صباح بلاده
كد كود عاده
A carrier disgusted since the morning of his country
Like an old habit
وصال نزيع ما قد نقض شداده
على جواده
And a visitor who did not keep his promise
On his horse
يا سعد والله من طرح كناده
وادكى عناده
Oh Saad, by God, from one who threw away his jug
And cried over his stubbornness
هذا الجواب يا احسن بقدر حالي
خطر ببالي
This is the answer, the best I can
It came to my mind