أَصَلاحُ أَنّي لا أُريدُكِ لِلصِّبا

أَصَلاحُ أَنّي لا أُريدُكِ لِلصِّبا

فَدَعي التَشَمُّلَ حَولَنا وَتَبَذَّلي

فَدَعي التَشَمُّلَ حَولَنا وَتَبَذَّلي

O Salah, I do not want you for youthful dalliance.

My dear, I do not want you just for youth

So stop wrapping yourself up in our presence, and dress for work.

So cease the coquetry that surrounds us and your flirtation

إِنّي أُريدُكِ لِلعَجينِ وَلِلرَّحا

إِنّي أُريدُكِ لِلعَجينِ وَلِلرَّحا

وَلِحَملِ قِربَتِنا وَطَبخِ المِرجَلِ

وَلِحَملِ قِربَتِنا وَطَبخِ المِرجَلِ

I want you to knead dough and work the millstone,

I want you for the dough, and for comfort

to carry our waterskin and cook in the cauldron.

For carrying our food, and cooking the frying pan

وَإِذا تَرَوَّحَ ضَيفُ أَهلِكِ أَوغَدا

وَإِذا تَرَوَّحَ ضَيفُ أَهلِكِ أَوغَدا

فَخُذي لِآخَرَ نَحوَ أَهلِكِ مُقبِلِ

فَخُذي لِآخَرَ نَحوَ أَهلِكِ مُقبِلِ

And when a guest of your family leaves at evening or morning,

And when the guest of your family goes out to get some air or leaves

make ready for another coming toward your family.

Take the food to your family’s next welcoming guest