ليش يا بُقَيري أنا

ليش يا بُقَيري أنا

اسمعك تقول امبوه

اسمعك تقول امبوه

Why, my little cow, do I

Why, my cow, when I

hear you saying 'moo'?

hear you mooing,

كمّن ابنك خذوه

كمّن ابنك خذوه

الناس وما حبّوه

الناس وما حبّوه

Is it because your son was taken

as if saying, "Take my son away,

by the people, who did not love him?

people don't love him."

يا بخته أكلوه

يا بخته أكلوه

من عظم ما حبّوه

من عظم ما حبّوه

Lucky him! They ate him

How lucky he is to be eaten up,

because they loved him so much.

so much they didn't love him

ما عاد يحتاج

ما عاد يحتاج

لا ممّه ولا أمبوه

لا ممّه ولا أمبوه

He no longer needs

he no longer needs

either food or water.

either mommy or daddy.