تَمَزَّنَbecame cloudlike مِنfrom مُزنِrain clouds السَحابِthe clouds مَعاشِرٌgroups of people
تَمَزَّنَ مِن مُزنِ السَحابِ مَعاشِرٌ
وَمِنand from مازِنٍMāzin بَيضِeggs of النَمالِthe ants تَمَزُّنيyou suck me
وَمِن مازِنٍ بَيضِ النَمالِ تَمَزُّني
Some folk became rain clouds, drawing from the clouds above.
And from Māzin, from ants’ eggs, you suck me dry.
عَزَزتُI grew strong وَزُبُّand the phallus of الناسِthe people أَعطاكَgave you عِزَّةًstrength
عَزَزتُ وَزُبُّ الناسِ أَعطاكَ عِزَّةً
وَأَصبَحتُand I became هَيناًlowly كُلُّevery شَيءٍthing يَعُزُّنيoverpowers me
وَأَصبَحتُ هَيناً كُلُّ شَيءٍ يَعُزُّني
I was strong, and the people’s phallus gave you strength.
Now I have become lowly; everything overpowers me.
كَنَبتٍlike a plant ضَعيفٍweak لَمdid not يُوازِرهُsupport it غَيرُهُanother
كَنَبتٍ ضَعيفٍ لَم يُوازِرهُ غَيرُهُ
فَأَيُّso any نَسيمٍbreeze هَبَّblew فَهوَand it يَهُزُّنيshakes me
فَأَيُّ نَسيمٍ هَبَّ فَهوَ يَهُزُّني
Like a weak plant with no other plant to support it,
I am shaken by any breeze that blows.