بغاa pimp القفاthe nape والعِرسِand the wife والكوّهand the hole
بغا القفا والعِرسِ والكوّه
رِخوٌlimp بلىyes indeed فيin راسهhis head قوّهstrength
رِخوٌ بلى في راسه قوّه
A pimp of nape, wife, and hole,
He seeks quarrel and strife and war
Limp—yes, yet there is strength in his head.
Yes, indeed, he has strength in his head
إنindeed سعيداSa‘id زوجhusband of منحوسةٍan ill-fated woman
إن سعيدا زوج منحوسةٍ
يصبوhe yearns إلىfor كلevery أخيa man of صبوَهamorous longing
يصبو إلى كل أخي صبوَه
Indeed, Sa‘id, husband of an ill-fated woman,
That Saida, an ill-omened wife
Yearns for every man of amorous longing.
Pours her love on each of my brothers
ماnever وعدتshe promised كاذِبَةًwhile lying نائكاًa fucker
ما وعدت كاذِبَةً نائكاً
لأنّهاbecause she صادقَةsincere الشهوهlust
لأنّها صادقَة الشهوه
She has never made a false promise to a fucker,
I never promised, crying, lying
For she is sincere in her lust.
For she is honest in her lust
كمhow many دعوةan invitation يقلعhe sets sail فيin يومهhis day
كم دعوة يقلع في يومه
ياO ربLord ماnot تقلعهuproots him دعوهa curse
يا رب ما تقلعه دعوه
How many invitations he sails off to each day!
How many roots does he pull out each day
O Lord, no curse uproots him!
Oh Lord, may no prayer pull him out