أعارَكَ يومَ بِعْناهُ رباحٌ

أعارَكَ يومَ بِعْناهُ رباحٌ

مَشافِرَه وأنفَك ذا القبيحا

مَشافِرَه وأنفَك ذا القبيحا

Rabah lent you, on the day we sold him,

One day a wind lent you his nose

His thick lips and this ugly nose of yours.

With its ugly nostrils and your own

وكانت حِصّتي إبطَيّ منه

وكانت حِصّتي إبطَيّ منه

ولوناً حالكاً أمسى فَضوحا

ولوناً حالكاً أمسى فَضوحا

And my share of him was my two armpits,

My share was his rank armpits

And a pitch-black complexion that proved disgraceful.

Their revolting color turned livid

فهل لك في مُبادلِتيكَ إبطي

فهل لك في مُبادلِتيكَ إبطي

بِأَنفكَ تَحمَدُ البيعَ الرَّبيحا

بِأَنفكَ تَحمَدُ البيعَ الرَّبيحا

So would you have me trade you my armpit

Would you exchange your nose for my pits?

For your nose? You would praise the profitable bargain.

A deal you'd praise though foul it is

فإنّك أقبحُ الفتيانِ أنفاً

فإنّك أقبحُ الفتيانِ أنفاً

وإبطي أَنتنُ الآباطِ ريحا

وإبطي أَنتنُ الآباطِ ريحا

For you have the ugliest nose among young men,

You are the ugliest lad by the nose

And my armpit is the foulest-smelling of armpits.

My pits the most evil smelling breeze