أَنا أَبو فِرعَونَ فَاِعرِف كُنيَتي

أَنا أَبو فِرعَونَ فَاِعرِف كُنيَتي

حَلَّ أَبو عَمرَةَ وُسطَ حُجرَتي

حَلَّ أَبو عَمرَةَ وُسطَ حُجرَتي

I am Abu Fir‘awn, so know my byname.

I am Abu Faraw'an so recognize my nickname

Abu ‘Amrah has settled in the middle of my room.

Abu 'Amrah settled in the middle of my room

وَحَلَّ نَسجُ العَنكَبوتِ بُرمَتي

وَحَلَّ نَسجُ العَنكَبوتِ بُرمَتي

أَعشَبَ تَنّوري وَقَلَّت حِنطَتي

أَعشَبَ تَنّوري وَقَلَّت حِنطَتي

And a spider’s web has settled in my cooking pot.

And the spider's web wove my mattress

My oven has sprouted grass, and my wheat has dwindled.

My oven is overgrown with weeds and my provisions are scarce

وَحالَفَ القَملُ زَماناً لِحيَتي

وَحالَفَ القَملُ زَماناً لِحيَتي

وَضَعُفَت مِنَ الهُزالِ ضَرطَتي

وَضَعُفَت مِنَ الهُزالِ ضَرطَتي

And lice have been in league with my beard for some time.

The lice have long sworn allegiance to my beard

And my fart has grown weak from emaciation.

My butt has weakened from emaciation

وَصارَ تُباني كَفافَ خِصيَتي

وَصارَ تُباني كَفافَ خِصيَتي

أَيرُ حِمارٍ في حَرِ أُمِّ عيشَتي

أَيرُ حِمارٍ في حَرِ أُمِّ عيشَتي

And my underpants are now just large enough to cover my testicle.

My rags suffice to cover my private parts

A donkey’s cock in the cunt of my life’s mother!

Would the braying of a donkey in the heat suffice for my livelihood