جفوني وقالوا لا تُقيمن عندنا

جفوني وقالوا لا تُقيمن عندنا

فقلتُ نعم لكن على الذُّلّ والخسف

فقلتُ نعم لكن على الذُّلّ والخسف

They shunned me and said, “Do not stay with us.”

They shunned me and said, "Do not stay with us"

I said, “Yes, but under humiliation and abasement.”

So I said, "Yes, but only in humiliation and disgrace"

وقالوا كثيرا ما حلمناك عندنا

وقالوا كثيرا ما حلمناك عندنا

فقلت نعم لكن على ذلك الرّدف

فقلت نعم لكن على ذلك الرّدف

And they said, “We have often dreamed of you among us.”

And they said, "We have tolerated you too often here"

I said, “Yes, but upon that rump.”

So I said, "Yes, but only to return again"