جعلتَyou made أيْرَthe cock of القَسِّthe priest ناقوساa bell
جعلتَ أيْرَ القَسِّ ناقوسا
وفقحةَand the asshole of الأسْقُفِthe bishop ناووساa sarcophagus
وفقحةَ الأسْقُفِ ناووسا
You made the priest’s cock a bell,
You made the bishop's staff a bell
and the bishop’s asshole a sarcophagus,
And the bishop's mitre a tambourine
ولحيةَand the beard of البطركِthe patriarch كنُّونةًa brazier
ولحيةَ البطركِ كنُّونةً
تضرطُyou fart فيهاinto it ياO أباfather of عيسىIsa
تضرطُ فيها يا أبا عيسى
and the patriarch’s beard a brazier
And the patriarch’s beard a quilt
into which you fart, O Abu Isa.
In which you break wind, O Abul-Issa
وسلَّطَand may ... unleash اللهُGod علىupon لحيةٍa beard
وسلَّطَ اللهُ على لحيةٍ
فيon وَجْهِكَyour face المقراضَthe scissors والموسىand the razor
في وَجْهِكَ المقراضَ والموسى
And may God unleash upon a beard
And God unleashed on the beard
on your face the scissors and the razor.
In your face, the razor and the tweezers
إِنif كنتَyou had فيabout التطليحِvilification فكَّرتَyou thought أوor
إِن كنتَ في التطليحِ فكَّرتَ أو
أسَّسْتَyou laid foundations للتطليحِfor vilification تأسيساfirmly
أسَّسْتَ للتطليحِ تأسيسا
If you have thought of vilification, or
If you were thinking of making fun
laid firm foundations for vilification,
Or laying the foundations for making fun
قلْsay مثلَthe like of ماwhat قلتُI said وإلاor else غداwill become
قلْ مثلَ ما قلتُ وإلا غدا
أنفُكَyour nose فيin سَلْحِكَyour shit مَدْسوساthrust
أنفُكَ في سَلْحِكَ مَدْسوسا
say as I said, or else you will find
Say the same as I said, otherwise tomorrow
your nose thrust into your shit.
Your nose will be set in your weapon, stuffed
ياO أيهاyou الثورُthe bull الذيwhom فيon غدٍthe morrow
يا أيها الثورُ الذي في غدٍ
يَجْعَلُهُwill turn him into هجويَmy satire جاموساa buffalo
يَجْعَلُهُ هجويَ جاموسا
O you bull, whom tomorrow
O bull who tomorrow
my satire will turn into a buffalo:
Will make him an ox bellowing
مُسْتَقْبَحٌdeemed ugly فيin العشقِlove مُسْتَسمَجٌdeemed unseemly
مُسْتَقْبَحٌ في العشقِ مُسْتَسمَجٌ
أنthat تَعْشَقَshould love البومةُthe owl طاووساa peacock
أن تَعْشَقَ البومةُ طاووسا
it is ugly in love, and unseemly,
It is ugly in love, it is obscene
for an owl to fall in love with a peacock.
That the owl loves the peacock