ضَلَّwent astray رأْيjudgment يومday الوليمةthe banquet ياO (فخريFakhri)
ضَلَّ رأْي يوم الوليمة يا (فخري)
وكانتand was إِجابتيmy reply لكto you زَلَّهa slip
وكانت إِجابتي لك زَلَّه
Judgment went astray on the day of the banquet, O Fakhri,
Astray was my thoughts on the feast day, O Fakhri
and my reply to you was a slip.
And my response to you was a slip
هذهthis الإِبرةthe needle التيwhich قدalready بلعناwe swallowed
هذه الإِبرة التي قد بلعنا
هاit (بدوماin Douma) رُدَّتْwas returned إليكَto you مِسَلَّهa large sewing needle
ها (بدوما) رُدَّتْ إليكَ مِسَلَّه
This needle, which we had swallowed
This needle we have swallowed
in Douma, was returned to you as a large sewing needle.
O Badouma, has returned to you blunted