| Refrain: eḥōm l-sōmā we-l-āmēr // hbātī ḳōmet w-faḫrēt | Refrain: I want to make listen and say [to] // those (fem. pl.) of stature and pride |
| 1) Ǧwēher ‘āmrūt // wet ewaḳt ḏ-ketbēt | Ǧwēher said // at the time of the writing [of the engagement contract] |
| 2) źabṭeytā tēhem lā // hēḫer we–ḏ-šeh ḥarmēt | I will not take them // [who are] elderly and who [already] have a wife |
| 3) ġeyr ḏ-nūka mentəhīǧ // šēh merseds ʾābrēt | [I will not marry] except for he who comes really meaning it // [and] who has a Mercedes for a vehicle (mount) |
| 4) ʾāymel hīs mrākeb hēt // we-bnō menḳəlēt | [Who] makes six boats for her // and builds [her] a castle |
| 5) we-frūś mṭōreḳ zell // we–ḥrīr l-māmdēt | The upholstery for the hallways [not just the rooms!] are carpets // and silk for the pillows |
| 6) we-nōbī šība yōm // dāndān w-semrēt | And wedding parties for seven days // [with] dāndān and late night fun |
| 7) we-mhəreh leġbērem kel // men bwōdī w-reḥbēt | And [for] all the Mahra to attend // from the countryside and the villages |
| 8) wē–ḏ-heh śnēǧ lźōt / ehdōyā w-beġwēt | And [for] the one who is kin to take [away] // gifts and his heart’s desire |
| 9) ebōlī be-mḫawser lā/ ālf ʾamleh myēt | He doesn’t mind the losses // a thousand he treats as a hundred |