ياO رَحَىmillstone الطِّحنِthe grinding استَرِيحِيrest!
يا رَحَى الطِّحنِ استَرِيحِي
وكَفَىand enough مِنof ذَاthis الدَّشِيشcoarsely ground grain
وكَفَى مِن ذَا الدَّشِيش
O grinding millstone, take your rest!
O grinding millstone, rest!
Enough of this crushed grain.
And enough of this coarsely ground grain.
خَيرُthe best ماwhat يُسمَعُis heard مِنِّيfrom me
خَيرُ ما يُسمَعُ مِنِّي
قبَّحَmay ... curse اللهُGod الحَشيشhashish
قبَّحَ اللهُ الحَشيش
The best thing you will hear from me is:
The best of what is heard from me:
May God curse hashish.
May God curse hashish!
زُرهvisit him/it باللَّهِby God تَرَىyou will see عَبʿAb- (start of ʿAbd, meaning ‘servant’)
زُره باللَّهِ تَرَى عَب
دَ-d (completes ʿAbd) السَّلامِal-Salam (‘the Peace’) بنَson of مَشِيشMashish
دَ السَّلامِ بنَ مَشِيش
Visit him by night, and you will see ʿAb—
Visit it, by God, and you will see ʿAb-
d al-Salām ibn Mashīsh.
d al-Salam ibn Mashish.
