دلا الرجل هو وابنه

ما يسمع إلا بودنه

The man walked with his son

Hearing only his closeness

قالوا ويأكل بسنه

ما له في نصيب عجيب غريب

They said he eats with his age

He has a strange wondrous fate

الفيل مشي في الرُّميله

وجا على باب زويله

The elephant walked on the sand dune

And came upon the door of the hut

من فوق ظهره طبيله

ذا شي قريب عجيب غريب

On his back a drum

This thing is close, strange, and wondrous

الخبز بالتركي انمك

وإن سمّته مم أمّك

Bread in Turkish is called ekmek

Even if your mother named it me'm

دلا وبوك خيّ عمّك

ما هو كالغريب عجيب غريب

O Uncle, you are my brother

It's not like the stranger's wondrous fate