أرىI see ابنson of العمthe paternal uncle يستهديseeks as gifts
أرى ابن العم يستهدي
دويباتlittle beasts بهاbecause of them يشقىhe suffers
دويبات بها يشقى
I see my cousin seeking as gifts
Little beasts that bring him misery,
تجشاthey belch حرقاflames زرقاblue
تجشا حرقا زرقا
وتحشىand are stuffed خرقاrags زرقاblue
وتحشى خرقا زرقا
Belching blue flames
And stuffed with blue rags.
إلىto الرحمنthe All-Merciful تشكواthey complain
إلى الرحمن تشكوا
بداhas appeared منهfrom him الذيwhat نلقىwe endure
بدا منه الذي نلقى
To the All-Merciful they complain:
“What we endure has come from him.”