ياO ذاyou الذيwho يَعتدُّprizes باbeginning of 'eggplant'
يا ذا الذي يَعتدُّ با
ذِنجانَهremainder of 'his eggplant' فيin الَمطعَمfood
ذِنجانَه في الَمطعَم
O you who prize
O you who takes pride
your eggplant as food,
In his fork at the restaurant
أنهاكI forbid you عنfrom صُوَرِshapes of المحاbeginning of 'the cupping cups'
أنهاك عن صُوَرِ المحا
جِمremainder of 'cupping cups' قدalready مُلينَhave been filled منwith الدمِthe blood
جِم قد مُلينَ من الدمِ
I bid you shun the shapes of cupping
I weary of these images of conversations
cups that have been filled with blood.
That drip with blood