جَعْسوسُكُمْ موحِشُ المَرْأى وربّتما

جَعْسوسُكُمْ موحِشُ المَرْأى وربّتما

يخَفِّفُ اللّهْوُ والتّنْديرُ إيحاشَهْ

يخَفِّفُ اللّهْوُ والتّنْديرُ إيحاشَهْ

Your ugly little man is frightful to behold, though perhaps

Your ungainly figure is unpleasant to the eye, though song and music can lighten your troubles and make them seem small.

merriment and jesting lessen his frightfulness.

When he approached us I likened his aunt to a spider on a fragile web with a dry cracked appearance.

لمّا أتى نحْوَنا شبّهْتُ عِمّتَهُ

لمّا أتى نحْوَنا شبّهْتُ عِمّتَهُ

بعنْكَبوتٍ على يافوخٍ خَشْخاشَهْ

بعنْكَبوتٍ على يافوخٍ خَشْخاشَهْ

When he came toward us, I likened his turban

to a spider on the crown of a poppy.