أَيا مُحَسِّنُ قُل لي

أَيا مُحَسِّنُ قُل لي

بِماتَتيهُ وَتَفخَر

بِماتَتيهُ وَتَفخَر

O Muhassin, tell me:

O embellisher, tell me

What makes you swagger and boast?

why are you so boastful

هَذا وَجَدِّكَ مِلحٌ

هَذا وَجَدِّكَ مِلحٌ

فَكَيفَ لَو كانَ سُكَّر

فَكَيفَ لَو كانَ سُكَّر

This, by your grandfather, is salt—

when your wit is but salt

So how would it be if it were sugar?

how would it be if it were sugar