ويَعجنُand he kneads للعِيدِfor Eid فيin مُسعُطٍa vessel for nasal medicine
ويَعجنُ للعِيدِ في مُسعُطٍ
دَقيقَflour الشَّعيرِthe barley ولاand not يَنخلُhe sifts
دَقيقَ الشَّعيرِ ولا يَنخلُ
And for Eid he kneads in a snuff vessel
He kneads for the feast in a bread bowl
Barley flour, without sifting it.
Barley flour but does not sift
وأنظفُand cleaner منthan وَجهِهِhis face صَحنُهhis dish
وأنظفُ من وَجهِهِ صَحنُه
وأطهرُand purer مِنthan خَلقِهhis body المِرجَلُthe cauldron
وأطهرُ مِن خَلقِه المِرجَلُ
And his dish is cleaner than his face,
And his platter is cleaner than his face
And the cauldron is purer than his body.
And his pot is purer than his manners
ويُنبتُand he grows فيin أرضِfloor تَنُّورِهhis oven
ويُنبتُ في أرضِ تَنُّورِه
حَشِيشاًgrass لِبرذَونِهfor his workhorse يَقصِلُhe cuts
حَشِيشاً لِبرذَونِه يَقصِلُ
And on the floor of his oven he grows
And he grows in the land of his oven
Grass, which he cuts for his workhorse.
Grass for his mattress he reaps
ويَستقبلُand he greets الضَّيفَthe guest منfrom فَرسَخٍa parasang (distance unit)
ويَستقبلُ الضَّيفَ من فَرسَخٍ
أياO ضيفُguest قُلtell ليto me مَتىwhen تَرحَلُyou depart
أيا ضيفُ قُل لي مَتى تَرحَلُ
And he greets the guest from a parasang away:
And he receives the guest from a mile away
O guest, tell me: when will you leave?
Oh guest, tell me when will you depart