جاؤوا بثوب الخز في مشيتهم

جاؤوا بثوب الخز في مشيتهم

درس مجانا للفتاة الراقصة

درس مجانا للفتاة الراقصة

They came in silk robes; in their gait lay

They came in silk robes in their walk

A free lesson for the dancing girl.

A free lesson for the dancing girl

واِستَنقَصوا ما دونه فاِستنقصت

واِستَنقَصوا ما دونه فاِستنقصت

هم سلفا حَتّى العقول الناقصة

هم سلفا حَتّى العقول الناقصة

They belittled what was beneath it, yet were themselves belittled—

And they belittled what's beneath, so she belittled

Already, even by deficient minds.

Them in advance, even the deficient minds

اما وَقَد امسوا لدينا سبة

اما وَقَد امسوا لدينا سبة

في جنسنا تلقاء الاقمصة

في جنسنا تلقاء الاقمصة

Now that they have become a disgrace to us,

Now that they have touched our religion with disgrace

Among our kind, set against the shirts,

Regarding our gender next to dresses

فاعمل إِلى تمزيقها واتحف بها

فاعمل إِلى تمزيقها واتحف بها

تنور من يَشكو اللَيالي القارصة

تنور من يَشكو اللَيالي القارصة

Set about tearing them up, and offer them to

So go ahead, rip them apart and wrap yourself with them

The oven of one who complains of biting nights.

An oven for whoever complains of frigid nights