أتعبثُ بي غائباً يا سعيدُ

أتعبثُ بي غائباً يا سعيدُ

أما لو حضرت لأدبن جنَّك

أما لو حضرت لأدبن جنَّك

Do you toy with me in my absence, O Saʿīd?

You torment me in absence, O Sa'eed

But if I were present, I would surely discipline your jinn.

If only you were present, I would discipline your cheekiness

ولست أقول هجاء يشين

ولست أقول هجاء يشين

يكفيك علمك يا مجدُ أنك

يكفيك علمك يا مجدُ أنك

And I do not utter satire that brings disgrace;

And I do not mean insulting poetry

It is enough for you to know, O Majd, that you...

Your knowledge is enough, O Majd, to know that you