تركتكI left you بورPort سعيدSaid لأنbecause زوجيmy wife
تركتك بور سعيد لأن زوجي
غيورjealous لاnot تؤامنshe is reassured بالعلاجby treatment
غيور لا تؤامن بالعلاج
I left you, Port Said, because my wife
I left you in Port Said because my
Is jealous; treatment gives her no reassurance.
Jealous husband does not believe in remedy
أتيتI came إليكto you استشفيI seek healing ولكنand yet
أتيت إليك استشفي ولكن
ورائيbehind me شوقlonging زوجيmy wife فيin اعتلاجturmoil
ورائي شوق زوجي في اعتلاج
I came to you seeking healing, but
I came to you to get well but
Behind me, my wife's longing is in turmoil.
Behind me is my husband's longing in agony
تخافshe fears عليّfor me فيduring استمرارcontinuation سقميmy illness
تخاف عليّ في استمرار سقمي
ومنىand from me فيupon الشفاءrecovery منon account of الزواجmarriage
ومنى في الشفاء من الزواج
She fears for me while my illness lasts,
He fears for me if my illness persists
And fears that, once healed, I may marry.
And my recovery from marriage is my wish
عجبتI marvelled لظنهاat her suspicion ولكلand at every أنثىwoman
عجبت لظنها ولكل أنثى
تخافshe fears الزوجher husband وهوand he علىin a state of اختلاجtrembling
تخاف الزوج وهو على اختلاج
I marvelled at her suspicion, and at every woman
I'm surprised by her thinking and every female
Who fears her husband though he is trembling.
Fears her husband while he is in distress
يدبhe totters علىon الثلاثthe three فكيفso how ياويhe seeks shelter
يدب على الثلاث فكيف ياوي
إلىto بابa door عليهupon it بلاwithout رتاجa bolt
إلى باب عليه بلا رتاج
He totters on three legs—how, then, can he seek shelter
He creeps over thirties so how does he wander
At a door with no bolt upon it?
To a door without a bolt or latch
يضمhe embraces صبيةa young girl فيحسso he feels ضعفاًweakness
يضم صبية فيحس ضعفاً
فتفلتso she slips free حيثwhere فسحةroom الابتهاجdelight
فتفلت حيث فسحة الابتهاج
He embraces a young girl and feels weak,
He holds a lass feeling weakness
So she slips free to where there is room for delight.
So she slips where there is joy and relish
نجاءًdeliverance ياO غيورjealous one ألاcome now اطمئنيbe reassured
نجاءً يا غيور ألا اطمئني
فكلfor every مباشرone intimate with الأشياخold men ناجis safe
فكل مباشر الأشياخ ناج
You are safe, jealous one—come, be reassured:
Relief O jealous one so I can be at ease
For anyone intimate with old men is safe.
For every elder with women is successful