يا شي عجب يا شي عجب

الكرم عيدانه خشب

Oh, what a wonder, oh, what a wonder,

The vine is wooden sticks,

لكنه يبقى فيه عنب

حزين مَن لا يأكله

But grapes remain on it,

Sad is he who doesn’t eat them.

يا رجب آنستنا

وطال ما أوحشتنا

Oh Rajab, we missed you,

How long you made us lonely,

كم بالعلايق زُرتنا

ودار فيك المحمل

How often you visited us with good news,

And went around with gifts.

فيك العفاريت بالنهار

تظهر ولا تؤذي صغار

In you, genies appear in daylight,

They show up but don’t harm little ones,

لكن كم أذوا كبار

وجنّنوا مَن يعقل

But how much did they harm adults

And drove mad those who are rational.