1. تَهنئِتي للبَائيَه

    تَهنِئَةٌ عاطفيَه

    My congratulations to al-Bāʾiyah,

    heartfelt congratulations,

  2. بعودةٍ من سَفرَةٍ

    مُمتِعَةٍ أورُبيَه

    on returning from a journey,

    a delightful European one.

  3. وبَعدُ إنِّي سائل

    أجِب أجِب سُؤالِيَه

    And now, I have a question:

    answer, answer my question.

  4. هل لا يزالُ المكرُ

    والذَكاءُ طبعَ البائِيَه

    Does cunning remain,

    along with intelligence, al-Bāʾiyah’s nature?

  5. وجَدتُهُ مُنبَطِحا

    ببَابِ بَعضِ الأبنيَه

    I found him lying flat

    at the door of one of the buildings.

  6. فَقلتُ ما تفعلُ قَا

    لَ خِدمتِي هَذِي هِيَه

    So I said, “What are you doing?” He said,

    “This is my work.”

  7. فقلتُ مَا هىَ فقَا

    لَ أن أكونَ زَربِيَه

    So I said, “What is it?” He said,

    “To be a rug:

  8. يَمسَحُ فِىَّ الدَّاخلُو

    نَ للِمكَان الأحذِيَه

    on me, those entering

    the place wipe their shoes.”

  9. قلتُ هَنيئا قَد وجَد

    تَ الحِرفةَ المُوَاتِيَه

    I said, “Congratulations! You have found

    the trade that suits you.”