لَحاmay He curse اللَهُGod قَوماًa people لَمdid not نَدَعwe leave مِنamong سَراتِهِمtheir chiefs
لَحا اللَهُ قَوماً لَم نَدَع مِن سَراتِهِم
لَهُمfor them أَحَداًanyone يَندوهُمُsits in council with them غَيرَexcept ناقِبِa burglar
لَهُم أَحَداً يَندوهُمُ غَيرَ ناقِبِ
May God curse a people among whose chiefs we left
God afflict a people we left none of their secrets
no one to sit in council with them but a burglar.
For them anyone calling them other than attacker
خُصَيَّtesticles of حِمارٍa donkey ماتَdied بِالأَمسِyesterday نَوفَلاًNawfal
خُصَيَّ حِمارٍ ماتَ بِالأَمسِ نَوفَلاً
مَتىwhen كُنتَwere you مِفلاحاًsuccessful عَدُوَّO enemy of الحَقائِبِthe saddlebags
مَتى كُنتَ مِفلاحاً عَدُوَّ الحَقائِبِ
Nawfal, you testicles of a donkey that died yesterday,
Testicles of a donkey who died yesterday, nevfal
when were you ever successful, you enemy of saddlebags?
When were you ever a hero, enemy of saddlebags