لَحاكَmay He curse you اللَهُGod ثُمَّthen لَحاكَmay He curse you حَقّاًindeed
لَحاكَ اللَهُ ثُمَّ لَحاكَ حَقّاً
أَباًas a father وَلَحاكَand may He curse you مِنas عَمٍّa paternal uncle وَخالِand a maternal uncle
أَباً وَلَحاكَ مِن عَمٍّ وَخالِ
May God curse you, then curse you indeed,
As a father, and curse you as a paternal and maternal uncle.
فَنِعمَso, how fine الشَيخُthe old man أَنتَyou عَلىat المَخازِيshameful deeds
فَنِعمَ الشَيخُ أَنتَ عَلى المَخازِي
وَبِئسَand how wretched الشَيخُthe old man أَنتَyou لَدىwhen it comes to المَعاليnoble deeds
وَبِئسَ الشَيخُ أَنتَ لَدى المَعالي
So what a fine old man you are at shameful deeds,
And what a wretched old man you are when it comes to noble deeds.
جَمَعتَyou have gathered اللُؤمَbaseness لاmay not حَيّاكَbless you رَبّيmy Lord
جَمَعتَ اللُؤمَ لا حَيّاكَ رَبّي
وَأَبوابَand the gates السَفاهَةِfolly وَالضَلالِand waywardness
وَأَبوابَ السَفاهَةِ وَالضَلالِ
You have gathered baseness—may my Lord not bless you—
And the gates of folly and waywardness.