ياO قاعداًone sitting معناwith us ويزand he claims (beginning)
يا قاعداً معنا ويز
عمclaims (ending) أَنَّهthat he بالإِنسby people يُخْدَمْis served
عم أَنَّه بالإِنس يُخْدَمْ
O sitter among us, who claims
that people wait upon him,
والكأْسُand the cup دائرةgoing round تُحَـgreets (beginning)
والكأْسُ دائرة تُحَـ
ـيِّيgreets (ending) بالتَّنفُّسwith breath والتبَسُمand smiling
ـيِّي بالتَّنفُّس والتبَسُم
while the cup goes round, greeting
with breath and smiles,
ويصدُّand he turns away عَنَّاfrom us أَيْthat is بأَنِّيon the grounds that I am
ويصدُّ عَنَّا أَيْ بأَنِّي
تائِبٌrepentant وكذاكand so يَزْعُمْhe claims
تائِبٌ وكذاك يَزْعُمْ
yet turns away from us, meaning, 'I am
repentant'—or so he claims:
قلْtell ليto me فماso what معنىmeaning قعوsitting (beginning)
قلْ لي فما معنى قعو
دِكyour sitting (ending) عندناwith us ضيَّقتyou have cramped the space قُمْget up قُمْget up
دِك عندنا ضيَّقت قُمْ قُمْ
tell me, what is the point of your sitting
with us? You take up space—get up, get up!