في الجلاحين زوّجوني
للعروسة توّجوني
In the wedding halls they wed me
To the bride they adorned me
وعليّ فرّجوها
وعليها فرّجوني
And upon me they rejoiced her
And upon her they rejoiced me
زوّقوها في الأغاني
وجلوها بالمغاني
They embellished her in songs
And adorned her with melodies
وأتوني في التهاني
بالمُنى يبشروني
And they congratulated me
With wishes they gladdened me
وبقت أمي تزغرط
والمغاني لي بتغرط
Yet my mother kept wailing
As the melodies were unveiling
وأنا أنشكع وانقط
حين أراهم يوصفوني
I was upset and appalled
As they described me
أقبلوا يزفزفوها
بالدفوف ويوصفوها
They came parading her
With drums glorifying her
بين شموعات صفّفوها
عن شمالي من يميني
Among candles they lined her
On my left from my right
وأنا في الصدر قاعد
لي منصّة مع مقاعد
And I was sitting in my chest
On a platform with some guests
وطواشي قام يباعد
ناس رآهم يقرصوني
And servants keeping their distance
From folks who were pinching me
صار لي موكب في الأوطان
رحت أنا في رحت غلظان
I got a procession in the lands
I went, with me went some glands
أحسب أني صرت سلطان
والسراري يخدموني
Thinking I'd become a sultan
With concubines serving me
إنها يا ناس فرحه
ولها كمان صبحه
It was, O people, some delight
And it also had a morn
سرها كتمت شرحه
عنكم لا تحيدوني
Its secret I've kept from sight
So don't try to make me warn
رقصوا في النور عروسي
فبقيت أنثر فلوسي
They danced to the light my bride
So I remained throwing my gold
ثم حين فرغت كيسي
في الظلام رقصوني
Then when my purse was void
In darkness they danced me
قدموها لي بتمشي
بين تكتيب ونقش
They presented her walking to me
Between makeup and tattoos
حين رأوا كيسي ما فيه شي
في الدهاليز هججوني
When they saw my purse had nothing
In the hallways they shoved me
جزموا بكسر قلبي
بعد رفعي بين صحبي
They were certain to break my heart
After raising me among my folks
فوق منصة ذات نصب
ليتهم لم يرفعوني
Upon a platform with sculptures
I wish they hadn't raised me
رحت أنا مطعوم لهمي
وبقيت أبكي لطعمي
I went, wronged by their crave
And remained weeping for my state
أحسب أختي بنت أمي
يا ترى إيش أطعموني
I wonder if my sister, my mother's daughter
What are they going to feed me?
