ياO تارِكَyou who leave البَيتِthe house عَلىto الضَيفِthe guest
يا تارِكَ البَيتِ عَلى الضَيفِ
وَهارِباًand fleeing مِنهُfrom him مِنَout of الخَوفِfear
وَهارِباً مِنهُ مِنَ الخَوفِ
O you who leave the house to the guest,
And flee from him out of fear!
ضَيفُكَyour guest قَدindeed جاءَhas come بِزادٍwith provisions لَهُof his own
ضَيفُكَ قَد جاءَ بِزادٍ لَهُ
فَاِرجِعso return فَكُنthen be ضَيفاًa guest عَلىof الضَيفِthe guest
فَاِرجِع فَكُن ضَيفاً عَلى الضَيفِ
Your guest has come with provisions of his own;
So return and be a guest of the guest.
إِذاif اِشتَهىcraves الضَيفُthe guest طَبيخَa cooked dish الشِتاwinter
إِذا اِشتَهى الضَيفُ طَبيخَ الشِتا
أَتاهُhe comes to him بِالشَهوَةِwith the desired food فيin الصَيفِsummer
أَتاهُ بِالشَهوَةِ في الصَيفِ
If the guest craves a winter dish,
He brings him what he craves in summer.
وَإِنand if دَناdraws near المِسكينُthe poor man مِنto بابِهِhis door
وَإِن دَنا المِسكينُ مِن بابِهِ
شَدَّhe charges عَلىat المِسكينِthe poor man بِالسَيفِwith the sword
شَدَّ عَلى المِسكينِ بِالسَيفِ
And if the poor man comes near his door,
He charges at the poor man with a sword.