حَلَقْتَyou shaved off سِبالَكَyour mustache جَهْلاًin ignorance بماof what
حَلَقْتَ سِبالَكَ جَهْلاً بما
يُواريit conceals مِنَof النَّكِراتِabominations القِباحِugly
يُواري مِنَ النَّكِراتِ القِباحِ
You shaved off your mustache, unaware of what
You let down your moustache in ignorance of what
ugly horrors it concealed.
It hides of ugly sights
فَعَذَبْتَso you tormented صَحْبَكَyour companions حتىuntil المَساءevening
فَعَذَبْتَ صَحْبَكَ حتى المَساء
وعَذَبْتَand you tormented عرسكyour wife حتىuntil الصَّباحِmorning
وعَذَبْتَ عرسك حتى الصَّباحِ
So you tormented your companions until evening,
So you tortured your friends until the evening
and tormented your wife until morning.
And tortured your wedding until the morning
فلاso may … not أَبْعَدَbanish اللهُGod ذاكَthat السّبالِthe mustache
فلا أَبْعَدَ اللهُ ذاكَ السّبالِ
فَقَدْfor indeed كَانَit was ستْراًa screen عَلىover مستراحِa privy
فَقَدْ كَانَ ستْراً عَلى مستراحِ
So may God never banish that mustache,
May God not remove that moustache
for it was a screen over a privy.
For it has been a cover over privates