سِيدِيSidi إِنif جِئتَهُyou come to him بِعِلكٍwith gum كَثِيرٍmuch
سِيدِي إِن جِئتَهُ بِعِلكٍ كَثِيرٍ
فيin فِئَامٍthrongs مَتبُوعَةٍfollowed بِفَئَامِby throngs
في فِئَامٍ مَتبُوعَةٍ بِفَئَامِ
If you come to Sidi with much gum,
in throngs followed by throngs,
يَزِنُhe weighs العِلكَthe gum وَزنَthe weighing of مَنone who يَعرِفُknows الوَزthe weighing (first part)
يَزِنُ العِلكَ وَزنَ مَن يَعرِفُ الوَز
نَ(completes 'the weighing') مِنَamong السَّادَاتِthe notables التًّجَارِthe merchants الكِرَامِthe honorable
نَ مِنَ السَّادَاتِ التًّجَارِ الكِرَامِ
he weighs the gum as one who knows weighing,
one of the eminent, honorable merchants.
وِإذَاand if جِئتَyou come طَالِباًseeking القَضَاءَjudgment
وِإذَا جِئتَ طَالِباً القَضَاءَ
بَعدَafter نَومٍsleep الضُّحَىmidmorning بِطُولِwith the length of المَنَامِslumber
بَعدَ نَومٍ الضُّحَى بِطُولِ المَنَامِ
And if you come seeking judgment,
after a lengthy midmorning sleep,
يَكِلُhe entrusts الأمرَthe matter لِلتُّهَامِىto al-Tuhami الوَيwoe (first part)
يَكِلُ الأمرَ لِلتُّهَامِى الوَي
لُ(completes 'woe') لِمَنto anyone who آلَhas fallen أمرُهُhis case لِلتُّهَامِيto al-Tuhami
لُ لِمَن آلَ أمرُهُ لِلتُّهَامِي
he entrusts the matter to al-Tuhami—woe
to anyone whose case has fallen to al-Tuhami!