تِيهُ عيسى لَم يَدَعهُ

تِيهُ عيسى لَم يَدَعهُ

قَطُّ يَسخو بِالكَلامِ

قَطُّ يَسخو بِالكَلامِ

Isa's conceit has not let him

Jesus' wandering never left him

ever be generous with words.

silent, he was always speaking eloquently.

سِفلَةٌ تُعرِضُ عَنّا

سِفلَةٌ تُعرِضُ عَنّا

دائِماً لا لِاِحتِشامِ

دائِماً لا لِاِحتِشامِ

A lowlife who turns away from us

The riffraff turn away from us

always—not out of modesty.

continually, not out of modesty.

جازَ بِالأَمسِ عَلَينا

جازَ بِالأَمسِ عَلَينا

فَتَبَدّى بِالسَلامِ

فَتَبَدّى بِالسَلامِ

He passed by us yesterday,

Yesterday he passed by us

then appeared with a greeting.

and greeted us with "Peace."

فَتَعَجَّبنا وَقُلنا

فَتَعَجَّبنا وَقُلنا

رَميَةٌ مِن غَيرِ رامِ

رَميَةٌ مِن غَيرِ رامِ

So we marveled and said:

We were astonished and said:

"A shot from one who is no archer!"

An arrow from an unerring archer.