لَقَدindeed كانَتwere مَجالِسُناour meeting places فِساحاًspacious
لَقَد كانَت مَجالِسُنا فِساحاً
فَضَيَّقَهاthen he cramped them بِلِحيَتِهِwith his beard رَباحُRabah
فَضَيَّقَها بِلِحيَتِهِ رَباحُ
Indeed, our meeting places were spacious,
Our gatherings were once so spacious
then Rabah cramped them with his beard.
But his beard has made them confining
مُبَعثَرَةُdisheveled الأَسافِلthe lower parts وَالأَعاليand the upper parts
مُبَعثَرَةُ الأَسافِل وَالأَعالي
لَهاit has فيin كُلِّevery زاوِيَةٍcorner جَناحُa wing
لَها في كُلِّ زاوِيَةٍ جَناحُ
Disheveled in its lower and upper parts,
Scattered about, down and on high
it has a wing in every corner.
In every corner taking wing