ياO اِبنَson of روحيmy soul فَدَتكَmay it ransom you روحيmy soul مِنَfrom الأَسmisfortunes (first part)
يا اِبنَ روحي فَدَتكَ روحي مِنَ الأَس
واءِmisfortunes (continuation) إِنّيindeed I بِكَfor you الغَداةَthis morning عَميدُlovesick
واءِ إِنّي بِكَ الغَداةَ عَميدُ
O son of my soul, may my soul ransom you from misfortunes;
indeed, this morning I am lovesick for you.
قَدalready أَتاناhas reached us المَمقورُthe pickled fish لاnot زِلتَyou cease to be كَالممlike the pickled fish (first part)
قَد أَتانا المَمقورُ لا زِلتَ كَالمم
قورِpickled fish (continuation) فيin خَلِّهِits vinegar وَفيand in الخَلِّthe vinegar دودُworms
قورِ في خَلِّهِ وَفي الخَلِّ دودُ
The pickled fish has reached us—may you ever remain like the pickled fish
in its vinegar—and in the vinegar are worms.
عَمِلَتهُshe prepared it العَجوزُthe old woman حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ما(emphasis)
عَمِلَتهُ العَجوزُ حَتّى إِذا ما
جادَit turned out well جادَتshe gave generously بِهِwith it عَلىto مَنwhomever تُريدُshe wishes
جادَ جادَت بِهِ عَلى مَن تُريدُ
The old woman prepared it, and when at last
it turned out well, she bestowed it on whomever she wished.
زَوجُهُhis wife طالِقٌdivorced وَبِنتٌand a daughter شَرودٌwayward
زَوجُهُ طالِقٌ وَبِنتٌ شَرودٌ
وَأُمورٌand troubles مِنهاfrom which يَشيبُturns gray الوَليدُthe infant
وَأُمورٌ مِنها يَشيبُ الوَليدُ
His wife is divorced, and a daughter runs wild,
and troubles that turn an infant gray.
Translation model: Sol 6.1