تَهنئِتيmy congratulations للبَائيَهto al-Bāʾiyah
تَهنئِتي للبَائيَه
تَهنِئَةٌcongratulations عاطفيَهheartfelt
تَهنِئَةٌ عاطفيَه
My congratulations to al-Bāʾiyah,
heartfelt congratulations,
بعودةٍon returning منfrom سَفرَةٍa journey
بعودةٍ من سَفرَةٍ
مُمتِعَةٍdelightful أورُبيَهEuropean
مُمتِعَةٍ أورُبيَه
on returning from a journey,
a delightful European one.
وبَعدُand now إنِّيindeed I سائلa questioner
وبَعدُ إنِّي سائل
أجِبanswer أجِبanswer سُؤالِيَهmy question
أجِب أجِب سُؤالِيَه
And now, I have a question:
answer, answer my question.
هلquestion marker لاnot يزالُceases to be المكرُcunning
هل لا يزالُ المكرُ
والذَكاءُand intelligence طبعَthe nature of البائِيَهal-Bāʾiyah
والذَكاءُ طبعَ البائِيَه
Does cunning remain,
along with intelligence, al-Bāʾiyah’s nature?
وجَدتُهُI found him مُنبَطِحاlying flat
وجَدتُهُ مُنبَطِحا
ببَابِat the door of بَعضِsome of الأبنيَهthe buildings
ببَابِ بَعضِ الأبنيَه
I found him lying flat
at the door of one of the buildings.
فَقلتُso I said ماwhat تفعلُare you doing قَاhe said (first part)
فَقلتُ ما تفعلُ قَا
لَ(completes ‘he said’) خِدمتِيmy work هَذِيthis هِيَهit
لَ خِدمتِي هَذِي هِيَه
So I said, “What are you doing?” He said,
“This is my work.”
فقلتُso I said مَاwhat هىَit فقَاso he said (first part)
فقلتُ مَا هىَ فقَا
لَ(completes ‘he said’) أنthat أكونَI be زَربِيَهa rug
لَ أن أكونَ زَربِيَه
So I said, “What is it?” He said,
“To be a rug:
يَمسَحُwipe فِىَّon me الدَّاخلُوthose entering (first part)
يَمسَحُ فِىَّ الدَّاخلُو
نَ(completes ‘those entering’) للِمكَانinto the place الأحذِيَهthe shoes
نَ للِمكَان الأحذِيَه
on me, those entering
the place wipe their shoes.”
قلتُI said هَنيئاcongratulations قَدindeed وجَدfound (verb stem)
قلتُ هَنيئا قَد وجَد
تَyou (completes ‘you found’) الحِرفةَthe trade المُوَاتِيَهsuitable
تَ الحِرفةَ المُوَاتِيَه
I said, “Congratulations! You have found
the trade that suits you.”