أَباO father of غانِمٍGhanim فيمَwhy اِحتِشامُكَyour bashfulness عِندَناwith us
أَبا غانِمٍ فيمَ اِحتِشامُكَ عِندَنا
وَكِتمانُكَand your concealment of الداءَthe ailment الَّذيwhich أَنتَyou صاحِبُهits bearer
وَكِتمانُكَ الداءَ الَّذي أَنتَ صاحِبُه
Abu Ghanim, why are you bashful with us,
and why conceal the ailment you bear?
فَلَستَfor you are not مَلوماًto blame أَنthat تُناكَyou are fucked لِلَذَّةٍfor pleasure
فَلَستَ مَلوماً أَن تُناكَ لِلَذَّةٍ
يُناكُis fucked لَهاfor it قاضيjudge of القُضاةِthe judges وَكاتِبُهand his scribe
يُناكُ لَها قاضي القُضاةِ وَكاتِبُه
For you are not to blame for being fucked for pleasure,
for which the chief justice and his scribe are fucked.
يَكادُalmost اضطِرابُthe turmoil of الشَوقِlonging أَنto يَستَخِفَّهُcarry him away
يَكادُ اضطِرابُ الشَوقِ أَن يَستَخِفَّهُ
إِذاwhen مَرَّpasses مُختالاًswaggering سَلامَةُSalama حاجِبُهhis chamberlain
إِذا مَرَّ مُختالاً سَلامَةُ حاجِبُه
The turmoil of longing almost carries him away
when Salama, his chamberlain, struts past.
لَهُhe has هَيبَةٌan awe-inspiring presence فيin مَجلِسِthe court of الحُكمِjudgment تُتَّقىto be feared
لَهُ هَيبَةٌ في مَجلِسِ الحُكمِ تُتَّقى
وَقَدand indeed باتَhe spent the night مُلقىًsprawled out وَالأُيورُwhile the cocks تُلاعِبُهtoy with him
وَقَد باتَ مُلقىً وَالأُيورُ تُلاعِبُه
He has a presence to be feared in the court of judgment,
yet he has spent the night sprawled out, with cocks toying with him.
إِذاwhen غُلفَةُthe foreskin of الفَرّاشِthe bed attendant شَكَّتpierces عِجانُهhis perineum
إِذا غُلفَةُ الفَرّاشِ شَكَّت عِجانُه
بَكَيناwe weep لِذُلِّfor the abasement of الدينِthe faith وَالكُفرُwhile unbelief راكِبُهrides him
بَكَينا لِذُلِّ الدينِ وَالكُفرُ راكِبُه
When the bed attendant's foreskin pierces his perineum,
we weep for the abasement of the faith, while unbelief rides him.