جَزاكِmay He repay you اللَهُGod شَرّاًwith evil مِنas عَجوزٍan old woman
جَزاكِ اللَهُ شَرّاً مِن عَجوزٍ
وَلَقّاكِand bring you العُقوقَfilial disobedience مِنَfrom البَنيناthe sons
وَلَقّاكِ العُقوقَ مِنَ البَنينا
May God repay you with evil, old woman,
And bring you disobedience from your sons.
تَنَحَّيmove away فَاِجلِسيthen sit مِنّاfrom us بَعيداًfar away
تَنَحَّي فَاِجلِسي مِنّا بَعيداً
أَراحَmay He give relief اللَهُGod مِنكِfrom you العالَميناall people
أَراحَ اللَهُ مِنكِ العالَمينا
Move away, then sit far from us.
May God give all people relief from you.
أَغِربالاًare you a sieve? إِذاwhen اِستودِعتِyou are entrusted with سِرّاًa secret
أَغِربالاً إِذا اِستودِعتِ سِرّاً
وَكانوناًand a burdensome brazier عَلىupon المُتَحَدِّثيناthose who converse
وَكانوناً عَلى المُتَحَدِّثينا
Are you a sieve when entrusted with a secret,
And a burdensome brazier to those who converse?
أَلَمhave … not? أوضِحI make clear لَكِto you البَغضاءَthe hatred مِنّيfrom me
أَلَم أوضِح لَكِ البَغضاءَ مِنّي
وَلَكِنbut لاnot إِخالُكِI think you تَعقِليناyou understand
وَلَكِن لا إِخالُكِ تَعقِلينا
Have I not made my hatred clear to you?
But I do not think you understand.
حَياتُكِyour life ماas far as عَلِمتُI know حَياةُa life سوءٍof evil
حَياتُكِ ما عَلِمتُ حَياةُ سوءٍ
وَمَوتُكِand your death قَدmay يَسُرُّgladden الصالِحيناthe righteous
وَمَوتُكِ قَد يَسُرُّ الصالِحينا
Your life, as far as I know, is a life of evil,
And your death may gladden the righteous.