فَلَنso … will not أُجيبَI answer بِلَيلٍby night داعِياًa caller أَبَداًever
فَلَن أُجيبَ بِلَيلٍ داعِياً أَبَداً
أَخشىI fear الغَرورَdeception كَماjust as غُرَّwas deceived اِبنُson of هَبّارِHabbār
أَخشى الغَرورَ كَما غُرَّ اِبنُ هَبّارِ
So I will never answer a caller by night.
So I shall not answer a night caller ever again
I fear deception, as Ibn Habbār was deceived.
I fear deceit as Ibn Habbar was deceived
باتواthey spent the night يَجُرّونَهُthey drag him فيin الحُشِّthe privy مُنجَدِلاًstruck down
باتوا يَجُرّونَهُ في الحُشِّ مُنجَدِلاً
بِئسَwretched is الهَدِيَّةُthe gift لِاِبنِfor the son of العَمِّthe paternal uncle وَالجارِand the neighbor
بِئسَ الهَدِيَّةُ لِاِبنِ العَمِّ وَالجارِ
They spent the night dragging him, struck down, through the privy.
They spent the night dragging him battered in the yard
What a wretched gift for a cousin and neighbor!
What a terrible gift for a cousin and neighbor