أأبيّO little Abu يوسفYusuf دعوةan address by المستصغِرِone who belittles
أأبيّ يوسف دعوة المستصغِرِ
ويلَwoe to التيthe woman who حملتْكcarried you تسعةَnine أشهرِmonths
ويلَ التي حملتْك تسعةَ أشهرِ
O little Abu Yusuf—a call from one who belittles you!
O Abi Yusuf, heed the call of the despised one
Woe to her who carried you for nine months!
Woe to she who carried you for nine months
ماذاwhat الذيthat which أصليتهاyou made her burn in فيin قبرهاher grave
ماذا الذي أصليتها في قبرها
قبلbefore النشورِthe Resurrection منfrom اللظَىthe blaze المتسعِّرfiercely raging
قبل النشورِ من اللظَى المتسعِّر
What burning torment you have inflicted on her in her grave,
What did she pray for at her grave
before the Resurrection, from the fiercely raging blaze!
Before the resurrection from the blazing oven
أسلمتَهاyou surrendered her للقذعto foul abuse يلفَحُscorching وجههاher face
أسلمتَها للقذع يلفَحُ وجهها
صبرتْshe endured لهunder it كَرْهاًunwillingly وإنand even if لمdid not تصبرendure
صبرتْ له كَرْهاً وإن لم تصبر
You surrendered her to foul abuse that scorches her face;
She handed you over to the vulgar one, his face exuding stench
she has borne it unwillingly, patient or not.
She was patient with him reluctantly, even if she was not patient
ياO ابنson of التيthe woman who حَرمتْdeprived جنابىthe two sides of قبرهاher grave
يا ابن التي حَرمتْ جنابى قبرها
ومجاوِريهand its neighbors حياthe life-giving rain of السحابthe clouds الممطرrain-bearing
ومجاوِريه حيا السحاب الممطر
O son of her who denied both sides of her grave
O son of she who made her tomb forbidden
and its neighbors the life-giving rain of showering clouds!
And its dwellers alive from the pouring clouds
قطعتْshe spent شبيبتَهاher youth زِناًin fornication وسماحةًand generosity
قطعتْ شبيبتَها زِناً وسماحةً
وتجارةًand commerce خُسْراًruin لذاكto that المَتْجَرtrade
وتجارةً خُسْراً لذاك المَتْجَر
She spent her youth in fornication and generosity,
She severed her youth through adultery and generosity
and commerce—ruin on that trade!
And commerce that caused loss for the trader
لمdid not تكتسبearn أنbecause الدراهمthe dirhams شَجْوُهاher consuming passion
لم تكتسب أن الدراهم شَجْوُها
لكِنbut لترشوهنّto use them as bribes عندat المَكْبرold age
لكِن لترشوهنّ عند المَكْبر
She did not earn because dirhams were her heart's desire,
She did not realize that coins are her wailing
but to use them as bribes in old age.
Rather she sprinkled them when elderly
وكذلكand likewise الأكياسُthe moneybags تُذخَرare stored عُدّةَas provision
وكذلك الأكياسُ تُذخَر عُدّةَ
منfrom مُسعدِthe favorable part of الأزمانِthe times للمتنكِّرfor hostile times
من مُسعدِ الأزمانِ للمتنكِّر
Likewise, moneybags are stored as a reserve,
And so are purses stored as equipment
from favorable times against times turned hostile.
For the auspicious times for the pretending
بظراءuncircumcised عُنْبلهاher clitoris كعظمlike the bone of ذِراعهاher forearm
بظراء عُنْبلها كعظم ذِراعها
بخراءfoul-breathed ثمthen أتتshe brought forth بأعمىwith a blind one أبخرِfoul-breathed
بخراء ثم أتت بأعمى أبخرِ
Uncircumcised, with a clitoris as big as her forearm bone,
With a vulgar thigh like the bone of her arm
foul-breathed, she then bore a blind, foul-breathed child.
And a vulva, then she came with a blind one more vulgar
فقَتput out الفَياشُلthe penis-heads عينَهُhis eye فيin بطنهاher belly
فقَت الفَياشُل عينَهُ في بطنها
فأتتso she brought forth بهwith him أعمىblind قبيحugly المنظرin appearance
فأتت به أعمى قبيح المنظر
The penis-heads put out his eye inside her womb,
The lashes poked his eye in her belly
so she bore him blind and ugly to look at.
So she came with him, blind, ugly in appearance
ولهاand she has مغابنbody folds قدindeed أبنَّhave revealed صُماحهاher rank body odor
ولها مغابن قد أبنَّ صُماحها
لاnot تستطيبbecome sweet-smelling بفيضwith the flood of سبعةseven أبحرseas
لا تستطيب بفيض سبعة أبحر
She has bodily folds that proclaim her rank odor;
And she has caves that her summit built
not even the flood of seven seas could make them sweet-smelling.
That would not be sweetened by the outpouring of seven seas
وحرٍand a cunt إذاwhen وردapproached for water الزُّناةthe fornicators قليبهits well
وحرٍ إذا ورد الزُّناة قليبه
لعنواthey cursed الدليلthe guide عليهto it عندat المصدرdeparture from the well
لعنوا الدليل عليه عند المصدر
And a cunt: when fornicators come to its well,
And intense heat, when the adulterers come to it
they curse the guide who led them there as they leave.
They curse the guide to it at the source
ولهand it has طوالَthroughout الدهرِall time زُمرةa band of ناكةٍfuckers
وله طوالَ الدهرِ زُمرة ناكةٍ
لاnot يرجعونthey return إليهto it حتىuntil المحشرthe Last Gathering
لا يرجعون إليه حتى المحشر
And throughout all time it has a band of fuckers
And for it are hordes of femme fatales throughout time
who will not return to it until the Last Gathering.
Who do not return to it until the Day of Resurrection
وتقولand she says للضيفِto the guest المُلمّwho drops in سماحةًgenerously
وتقول للضيفِ المُلمّ سماحةً
إنif شئتyou wish فيin استيmy arse فأْتنيthen come to me أوor فيin حرِmy cunt
إن شئت في استي فأْتني أو في حرِ
And generously she tells the guest who drops in:
And she says to the acquaintance guest generously
“If you wish, come to me in my arse—or in my cunt.
If you wish for my vagina, then come to me, or my vulva
أناI am كعبةthe Kaaba of النيكfucking التيwhich نُصبتwas erected لهُfor it
أنا كعبة النيك التي نُصبت لهُ
فتلقّso face منهاof it حيثwherever شِئتyou wish فكَبِّرthen proclaim God's greatness
فتلقّ منها حيث شِئت فكَبِّر
I am the Kaaba of fucking, erected for it;
I am like the Kaaba of good deeds, erected for it
so face whichever part of it you wish, and cry, ‘God is greatest!’”
So take from me wherever you wish, and exalt
وتبيتand she spends the night بينbetween مُقابلone facing her ومدابرٍand one behind her
وتبيت بين مُقابل ومدابرٍ
مثلlike الطريقthe road لمقبلٍfor one approaching ولمدبرand for one departing
مثل الطريق لمقبلٍ ولمدبر
And she spends the night between a man facing her and one behind,
And she spends the night between one facing her and one turning his back
like a road for one coming and one going.
Like a road for one coming and one going
يتكافآنthe two match each other in الرهزَthrusting منfrom جِهتيهماtheir two sides
يتكافآن الرهزَ من جِهتيهما
فكلاهماso both of them فيin ذاكthat غيرمقصرnot falling short
فكلاهما في ذاك غيرمقصر
The two match each other's thrusting from their two sides,
They both take an equal share from both sides
so neither of them falls short in this,
So both fully do their part in that
كأجيريَlike the two hired workers of المبشارthe saw يجتذبانهthey tug it
كأجيريَ المبشار يجتذبانه
مُتنازعَيْهpulling it between them فيin فليجa plank of صنوبرpine
مُتنازعَيْه في فليج صنوبر
like two hired sawyers tugging their saw,
Like the two witnesses of the gospel, vying
pulling it between them through a plank of pine.
Wrangling over him on a pine bridge
إنّindeed ابنهاher son فيin العالمينall the worlds لآيةsurely a marvel
إنّ ابنها في العالمين لآية
واللَّهand God أحكمthe most skillful خالقٍcreator ومصوّرand fashioner
واللَّه أحكم خالقٍ ومصوّر
Indeed, her son is a marvel in all the worlds,
Verily her son is a sign in both worlds
and God is the most skillful creator and fashioner.
And God is the most Wise Creator
عجباًwhat a wonder لصورتهat his form وكيفand how تشابهتresembled one another
عجباً لصورته وكيف تشابهت
منهاof it المعالمthe features وهيand they are شتّىdiverse الجوهرin substance
منها المعالم وهي شتّى الجوهر
What a wonder his form is, and how alike
Wondrous is his image and how
its features are, though diverse in substance!
The features resembling her though different in essence
لوif جاءhe came يحكيreproducing لونَthe color of كلevery أبٍfather لهُhe has
لو جاء يحكي لونَ كل أبٍ لهُ
لرأيتyou would see جلدتهhis skin كَيُمنةlike a striped Yemeni cloak of عَبْقرAbqar
لرأيت جلدته كَيُمنة عَبْقر
Were he to come reflecting the color of every father he has,
If he came to describe the color of each father of his
you would see his skin like a striped Yemeni cloak of Abqar.
You would see his skin like a chameleon's
دعleave أمهhis mother واخصصْand single out قعيدةthe wife of بيتهhis house
دع أمه واخصصْ قعيدة بيته
منof هاجراتكyour foul invectives بالنصيبwith the share الأوفرthe fullest
من هاجراتك بالنصيب الأوفر
Leave his mother, and single out the wife of his house
Leave his mother and set aside for his abode
for the fullest share of your foul invective.
One of your emigrants with the greatest share
ياO زوجةwife of الأعمىthe blind man المباحِopen to all حريمُهُhis womenfolk
يا زوجة الأعمى المباحِ حريمُهُ
ياO عرسwife of ذيthe one with القرنينthe two horns لاnot الإسكندرAlexander
يا عرس ذي القرنين لا الإسكندر
O wife of the blind man whose women are open to all,
O wife of the blind licentious one, his harem
O wife of the Two-Horned One—not Alexander!
O groom of the two horns, not Alexander
هلdo تذكرينyou remember العهدthe tryst ليلةa night ليلةٍa night
هل تذكرين العهد ليلة ليلةٍ
ناشدتُكِI adjured you الأيرthe cock العظيمmighty المِغْفرthe helmet
ناشدتُكِ الأير العظيم المِغْفر
Do you remember the tryst, that night—that night—
Do you remember the promise, on the night of nights
when I adjured you by the mighty, helmet-like cock?
I implored you, by the great pardoner
باتتshe spent the night إذاwhenever أفردتُI made odd عِدةthe number of نيكهاfuckings of her
باتت إذا أفردتُ عِدة نيكها
قالتshe said عدمتُmay I be deprived of الفردthe lone thing عينthe eye of الأعورthe one-eyed man
قالت عدمتُ الفرد عين الأعور
All night, whenever I made the count of her fuckings odd,
If I singled out the number of her good deeds
she said, ‘May I be rid of the lone thing—the one-eyed man's eye!’
She said, “You made the one-eyed one devoid of the single one”
فإذاand whenever أضفتُI added إلىto الفريدthe solitary one قرينَهُits mate
فإذا أضفتُ إلى الفريد قرينَهُ
قالتshe said عدمتmay I be deprived of مصلِّياًa worshipper لمdid not يُوترperform the odd-numbered prayer
قالت عدمت مصلِّياً لم يُوتر
And whenever I added a mate to the solitary one,
So if I added the unique one's pair to it
she said, ‘May I be rid of a worshipper who omits the odd-numbered prayer!’
She said, “You made the praying one devoid of the last odd one”
هَذاكَthat ديْدَنُهاher habit وذلكand that دَيْدَنيmy habit
هَذاكَ ديْدَنُها وذلك دَيْدَني
حتىuntil بداappeared فلقُthe break of الصباحmorning المسفرِshining
حتى بدا فلقُ الصباح المسفرِ
That was her habit, and that was mine,
That is her custom, and that is my custom
until the break of shining morning appeared.
Until the dawn of morning shone
أرميI strike مَشيمتهاher placenta برأسwith a head مُلَمْلَمٍrounded
أرمي مَشيمتها برأس مُلَمْلَمٍ
ريّانbrimming منwith ماءِthe water of الشبيبةِyouth أعْجرِthick and swollen
ريّان من ماءِ الشبيبةِ أعْجرِ
I strike her placenta with a rounded head,
I hurl her vulva with a smashed head
brimming with youth's water, thick and swollen,
Flowing from the water of youth, intense whiteness
عبلmassive إذاwhen فَتَقَit split open النساءwomen بحدِّهِwith its edge
عبل إذا فَتَقَ النساء بحدِّهِ
نِلْنَthey gained الأمانsafety منfrom الوِلادchildbirth الأعسرdifficult
نِلْنَ الأمان من الوِلاد الأعسر
massive: when it splits women open with its edge,
A mule that rends women with its intensity
they gain safety from difficult childbirth.
We seek refuge from the sinister offspring
ماذاwhat عسىmight أناI بالغٌachieve بعضيهتيwith my slander
ماذا عسى أنا بالغٌ بعضيهتي
منagainst مُعرقٍone of deep-rooted lineage فيamong الزانياتadulteresses مُكرّرrepeatedly so
من مُعرقٍ في الزانيات مُكرّر
What can I hope to achieve with my slander
What more can I, who repeats fornicating with whores, expect
against one of deep, repeated descent from adulteresses?
From a cupper bleeding me repeatedly?
وإذاand when بحثتُI searched لأمهof his mother عنfor سوأةٍa disgrace
وإذا بحثتُ لأمه عن سوأةٍ
سَوْآءَheinous أحسبُI suppose أنهاthat it لمhas not تُشهَرbeen publicized
سَوْآءَ أحسبُ أنها لم تُشهَر
And whenever I search for some disgrace of his mother's,
And if I search for a defect of her mother
a heinous one I think has not been made public,
I reckon she was not infamous
ألفيتُهاI found it فيin الأرضthe earth أبعدfarther-reaching مذهباًin its range
ألفيتُها في الأرض أبعد مذهباً
وأعَمَّand more widespread منthan ضوءthe light of النهارday الأزهرِradiant
وأعَمَّ من ضوء النهار الأزهرِ
I find it reaching farther across the earth
I found her in the land farthest in doctrine
and more widely than the light of radiant day.
And more obscure than the light of the brightest day
خُذهاtake it إليكto you مُشيحةًfiercely advancing سيارةًfar-ranging
خُذها إليك مُشيحةً سيارةً
فيamong الناسthe people منof بادٍa nomad ومنand of مُتحضَّرِa townsman
في الناس من بادٍ ومن مُتحضَّرِ
Take it for yourself, fierce and far-ranging,
Take her, walking proudly, traveling,
among the people, nomads and townsfolk alike.
Among people, Bedouin and civilized
تغدوit comes at dawn عليكagainst you بحاصبٍwith a stone-pelting wind وبتاربٍand with a dust-laden wind
تغدو عليك بحاصبٍ وبتاربٍ
وعلىand upon الرواةthe reciters بلؤلؤٍwith pearls متخَيَّرِcarefully chosen
وعلى الرواة بلؤلؤٍ متخَيَّرِ
Each morning it strikes you with a storm of stones and dust,
Coming to you in the morning with cheekiness and impudence
while to the reciters it brings choice pearls.
And to the storytellers with selected pearls
كالنارlike fire تحرقُit burns منwhoever تعرضexposes himself to لفحَهاits scorching blast
كالنار تحرقُ من تعرض لفحَها
وتكونand it becomes مرتفَقَa source of comfort for امرئٍa man متنوِّرِseeking firelight
وتكون مرتفَقَ امرئٍ متنوِّرِ
Like fire, it burns whoever meets its scorching blast,
Like fire, she burns whoever is exposed to her incitement
and offers comfort to a man who seeks its light.
And she will be kind to an enlightened man
ياO ابنson of الزناfornication ياO ابنson of الزناfornication ياO ابنson of الزناfornication
يا ابن الزنا يا ابن الزنا يا ابن الزنا
والحمدand praise للَهbe to God العليthe Most High الأكبرِthe Greatest
والحمد للَه العلي الأكبرِ
O son of fornication, O son of fornication, O son of fornication!
O son of adultery, O son of adultery, O son of adultery
And praise be to God, the Most High, the Greatest.
And praise be to God, the Greatest High
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.