ألا ما لاست زنبورٍ إذا ما

ألا ما لاست زنبورٍ إذا ما

رأتني لا تمالك من عطاس

رأتني لا تمالك من عطاس

Ah, what ails Zanbur's ass, that whenever

Whenever a hornet sees me

What ails the rear of Zunbur, that whenever

It sees me, it cannot keep from sneezing?

It cannot help but sting

It catches sight of me, it cannot check a sneeze?

أشمِّتها ببوركَ فيك منّى

أشمِّتها ببوركَ فيك منّى

لتترك فيَشتي رأساً براس

لتترك فيَشتي رأساً براس

I bless it with 'Blessings upon you' from me,

I wave my hand at it

I bless it with 'Grace be within you,' sent from me,

So it leaves my cock's head alone, head for head.

So it will leave my head alone

To leave my glans embedded, head against head.

وأعفجُ فقحةٌ غبرت زماناً

وأعفجُ فقحةٌ غبرت زماناً

قلَنسُوَة لأيرِ أبي نواسِ

قلَنسُوَة لأيرِ أبي نواسِ

And I fuck an asshole that for a time remained

And I put up with a bothersome fly

I ram a hole that has lain dusty for an age,

A cap for Abu Nuwas's cock.

That has been bothering me for ages

To serve as skullcap for the cock of Abu Nuwas.

حلاق استِ الزنيبر ليس تغني

حلاق استِ الزنيبر ليس تغني

سيوفُ الهند عندي والمواسي

سيوفُ الهند عندي والمواسي

For shaving al-Zunaybir's ass, of no use

The sting of a hornet cannot make up

Shaving the ass of little Zunbur is of no avail,

To me are Indian swords and razors.

For my Indian swords and knives

Despite the Indian swords and razors I possess.

وأعرفُ داءَ زنبورٍ لأنّي

وأعرفُ داءَ زنبورٍ لأنّي

له كنتُ المباشر والمقاسي

له كنتُ المباشر والمقاسي

And I know Zanbur's ailment, for I

And I know the disease of the hornet

And I well know the malady of Zunbur, for

Was the one who lay with him and endured him.

For I have been its examiner and measurer

I was the one to treat him and endure the task.