ياO سيديmy lord عطفاًshow compassion علىtoward عصبةٍa band
يا سيدي عطفاً على عصبةٍ
أفكارهمtheir thoughts للقمحِfor wheat محميَّهheated
أفكارهم للقمحِ محميَّه
O my lord, show compassion to a band
O my lord have mercy on a league
Whose thoughts are afire for wheat.
Whose thoughts for wheat are protected
قدindeed طبختhave been cooked بالشوقِby longing أكبادهمtheir livers
قد طبخت بالشوقِ أكبادهم
فياso, oh لهاfor it طبخةa cooked dish قمحيَّهwheaten
فيا لها طبخة قمحيَّه
Their livers have been cooked by longing—
Their livers have been cooked with yearning
So, oh, what a wheaten dish!
What a wheaten dish it has perfected