لَقَدindeed وافَتنِيَreached me البُشرىthe glad tidings
لَقَد وافَتنِيَ البُشرى
وَأُنبِئتُand I was informed بِماof what سَرّاbrought joy
وَأُنبِئتُ بِما سَرّا
Indeed, glad tidings have reached me,
And I was told what brought me joy.
وَقالواand they said عَنكَabout you ليto me أَمسِyesterday
وَقالوا عَنكَ لي أَمسِ
رَبِحتَyou won النِمرَةَthe lottery number الكُبرىthe grand one
رَبِحتَ النِمرَةَ الكُبرى
And yesterday they said to me of you:
“You have won the grand prize!”
فَياso O مُطرانُMutran ماhow أَولىdeserving
فَيا مُطرانُ ما أَولى
وَياand O مُطرانُMutran ماhow أَحرىfitting
وَيا مُطرانُ ما أَحرى
So, Mutran, how well deserved!
And, Mutran, how fitting!
لَقَدindeed أَقبَلَتِhas turned toward الدُنياthis world
لَقَد أَقبَلَتِ الدُنيا
فَلاso do not تَجزَعfret عَلىover الأُخرىthe next world
فَلا تَجزَع عَلى الأُخرى
Indeed, this world has turned toward you,
So do not fret about the next.
أَخَذتَyou took الصِفرَthe zero بِاليُمنىon the right
أَخَذتَ الصِفرَ بِاليُمنى
وَكانَand was الصِفرُthe zero بِاليُسرىon the left
وَكانَ الصِفرُ بِاليُسرى
You took the zero on the right,
And the zero had been on the left.
وَكانَتand it was فِضَّةًsilver بيضاًwhite
وَكانَت فِضَّةً بيضاً
فَصارَتthen it became ذَهَباًgold صُفراyellow
فَصارَت ذَهَباً صُفرا
And it was white silver,
Then it became yellow gold.
وَقالَand said البَعضُsome أَلفَينِtwo thousand
وَقالَ البَعضُ أَلفَينِ
وَقالواand they said فَوقَabove ذاthis قَدراin amount
وَقالوا فَوقَ ذا قَدرا
And some said, “Two thousand,”
And others named a still greater sum.