يا عَلي بن هَيثَم يا جَونَقا

يا عَلي بن هَيثَم يا جَونَقا

أَنتَ عِندي مِن الأَراقِم حَقّا

أَنتَ عِندي مِن الأَراقِم حَقّا

O Ali son of Haytham, O Jawnaqā!

O Ali son of Haytham, O Joonaka

O Ali bin Haitham, O Jwanaqa,

In my eyes, you are truly of the Arāqim.

You are indeed precious to me

To me, you are truly one of the vipers,

عَربيٌّ وجدّه نَبَطيّ

عَربيٌّ وجدّه نَبَطيّ

فَدَبَنقا لِذا الحَديث دبنَقا

فَدَبَنقا لِذا الحَديث دبنَقا

An Arab, though his grandfather is a Nabataean!

Arabic, your grandfather Nabataean

An Arab, though his grandfather is a Nabatean,

So, “dabnaqā” for this tale—“dabnaqā”!

So be graceful in this conversation, gracefully

So fabricate this tale, oh fabricate.

قَد أَصابَتك في التقرّب عين

قَد أَصابَتك في التقرّب عين

فاِستَنارَت لشبهها الفلك برقا

فاِستَنارَت لشبهها الفلك برقا

The evil eye has struck you in your pursuit of favor.

The evil eye has struck you in getting close

An evil eye has struck you in your ambition,

So the heavens lit up with lightning in its likeness.

So the planets shine like lightning because of your resemblance

And the heavens lit up with lightning at its likeness;

وَإِذا قالَ إِنَّني عَربيّ

وَإِذا قالَ إِنَّني عَربيّ

فاِنتهرهُ وَقُل لَهُ أَنتَ شفقا

فاِنتهرهُ وَقُل لَهُ أَنتَ شفقا

And if he says, “I am an Arab,”

And if he says, "I am an Arab"

And if he says, "Indeed, I am an Arab,"

Then rebuke him and tell him, “You are shafaqā.”

Then rebuke him and say to him, "You are a hypocrite"

Rebuke him and say to him, "You are but twilight."