أباO father of بكرٍBakr وأنتand you فتىa young man سميعٌattentive
أبا بكرٍ وأنت فتى سميعٌ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عُدّis counted لُّunclear fragment; perhaps 'every' فتىa young man أُناسِa people
إذا ما عُدّ لُّ فتى أُناسِ
O Abu Bakr, you are an attentive young man,
When [every?] young man of a people is counted.
أيولَعُare ... intent? معشرٌa group of people ببناءِon building up حاليmy fortunes
أيولَعُ معشرٌ ببناءِ حالي
وتهدمُهاand tear it down يداكَyour two hands منfrom الأساسthe foundation
وتهدمُها يداكَ من الأساس
Are some people intent on building up my fortunes,
While your two hands raze them to their foundations?
فكيفso how خُصِصْتُhave I been singled out منكby you بصدِّby withholding حظِّيmy share
فكيف خُصِصْتُ منك بصدِّ حظِّي
وأنتand you أَخَصُّهُمْthe closest of them بيَto me فيin القياسcomparison
وأنت أَخَصُّهُمْ بيَ في القياس
How, then, have I been singled out by you to be denied my share,
When, by comparison, you are the closest of them to me?
فأمّاbut as for إِذnow that عَقرتَyou have ruined فدتكَmay ... ransom you نفسيmy soul
فأمّا إِذ عَقرتَ فدتكَ نفسي
عَقَاريmy estate فأسُهُso heal it ياO خيرَbest آسhealer
عَقَاري فأسُهُ يا خيرَ آس
But now that you have ruined—may my soul ransom you—
My estate, heal it, O best of healers.
ودعْand leave إِبنَson of امّmother of فنداFanda فإِنِّيfor indeed I
ودعْ إِبنَ امّ فندا فإِنِّي
سأجعلُI shall make بَظْرَهاher clitoris نَهْبَplunder for المواسيthe razors
سأجعلُ بَظْرَها نَهْبَ المواسي
And leave Ibn Umm Fanda alone, for I
Shall make her clitoris plunder for the razors.