نعمhow excellent للصديقfor a friend صديقa friend لاnot يكلفنيhe requires me
نعم للصديق صديق لا يكلفني
ذبحslaughtering الدجاجthe chickens ولاnor شيءanything; likely intended as شيّ, ‘roasting’ الفراريجthe young chickens
ذبح الدجاج ولا شيء الفراريج
How excellent, for a friend, is a friend who does not burden me
An excellent friend for a friend—one who does not require me
with slaughtering chickens, or anything involving young fowl.
To slaughter chickens or roast young fowl.
يرضىhe is content بقدرينwith two pots منof كشكkishk (a grain-and-yogurt dish) ومنand of عدسlentils
يرضى بقدرين من كشك ومن عدس
وانand if تشهىhe craves فزيتونthen olives بطسوجfor a tasuj (a small monetary unit)
وان تشهى فزيتون بطسوج
He is content with two pots—one of kishk and one of lentils;
He is content with two pots, of kishk and lentils;
and if a craving takes him, a tassuj’s worth of olives.
And if he has a craving, then olives for a tasuj.
