ماوية فضية لحمها
ألذ ما يأكله الآكل
A creature of the water, silvery is its flesh,
The most delicious thing an eater eats.
يضمها من جلدها جوشن
مذيل فهو لها شامل
A coat of mail made from its skin encloses it,
Long and covering it completely.
فعيشها اللجة ما خيمت
بها كما يتلفها الساحل
Its life is in the deep water as long as it stays there,
Just as the shore destroys it.
كونت من فضتها عسجدا
بالقلي لما ضافني نازل
I turned its silver into gold
By frying it when a guest came to stay.
Sol 6