لي صَديقٌ يَقولُ لِلسّائِلِ المُغ

لي صَديقٌ يَقولُ لِلسّائِلِ المُغ

تَرِّ لا دَرَّ دَرُّ مَن أَعطاكا

تَرِّ لا دَرَّ دَرُّ مَن أَعطاكا

I have a friend who says to the deluded beggar:

I have a friend who says to the insistent questioner:

“May no bounty flow from whoever gave to you!”

Turn away, let the one who gave fall

زَمِّلوا ماءَهُ فَقالَت لَهُ الجا

زَمِّلوا ماءَهُ فَقالَت لَهُ الجا

رَةُ هاتِ اِسقِني جُعِلتُ فِداكا

رَةُ هاتِ اِسقِني جُعِلتُ فِداكا

“Wrap up his water vessel!” Then the neighbor said to him:

Draw his water, so the neighbor said to him:

“Bring it; give me a drink—may I be your ransom!”

Give me a drink, I am ransomed for you

قالَ صُبّي في الحُبِّ كوزاً بِكوزٍ

قالَ صُبّي في الحُبِّ كوزاً بِكوزٍ

وَأَزيحي البُردَينِ هذا وَذاكا

وَأَزيحي البُردَينِ هذا وَذاكا

He said, “Pour a jugful into the water jar for a jugful,

A boy said regarding love: Cup after cup

and remove the two cloaks, this one and that.”

And remove the two cloaks, this and that