بابيmay my father be ransom رشاًa young gazelle أبرادهhis robes يمنيةٌYemeni
بابي رشاً أبراده يمنيةٌ
وبخدهand on his cheek الورديrosy رايةُthe banner of حميرHimyar
وبخده الوردي رايةُ حمير
May my father be ransom for a young gazelle whose robes are Yemeni;
My father a gentle rain, his right hand Yemeni
And on his rosy cheek is the banner of Himyar.
His rosy cheek a flag of redness
ألقىhe hurled فراعنةpharaohs of العيونthe eyes تريدهthey desire him
ألقى فراعنة العيون تريده
فأماتهاso he killed them غرقاًby drowning ببحرin a sea أحمرred
فأماتها غرقاً ببحر أحمر
He hurled the pharaohs of eyes that desired him,
The pharaohs of eyes desired him
And drowned them in a red sea.
So he drowned them in a Red Sea of blood