يَاابنَO son of الخليليِّal-Khalili لاmay … not عَدِمْناwe lack
يَاابنَ الخليليِّ لا عَدِمْنا
مِنكَfrom you جَميلاًa kindness علىupon جَميلِa kindness
مِنكَ جَميلاً على جَميلِ
O son of al-Khalili, may we never be deprived
O son of al-Khalili, may we never lack
of kindness from you, upon kindness.
kindness upon kindness from you.
بَعَثْتَyou sent فيduring العِيدEid ليto me بِكَبْشٍwith a ram
بَعَثْتَ في العِيد لي بِكَبْشٍ
كأَنَّهُas though it فيin إهَابِthe hide of فِيلِan elephant
كأَنَّهُ في إهَابِ فِيلِ
At Eid you sent me a ram
You sent me a ram at Eid,
as though it wore an elephant’s hide.
as though it were in an elephant's hide.
فبيتُناso our house بَيْتُa house of لَحْمٍmeat
فبيتُنا بَيْتُ لَحْمٍ
لَمَّاwhen اتّجهْناwe turned إلىto الخليليal-Khalili
لَمَّا اتّجهْنا إلى الخليلي
So our house is Bayt Lahm—a house of meat—
So our house became a house of meat
when we turned toward al-Khalili.
when we turned to al-Khalili.
