Arabic → English transcript

How many, how many kids do you have?- Twenty- six kids.

Bravo, yeah.- First pregnancy brought eight. First pregnancy,

eight?- Just look at this… six, four, five, three.

Oh, what, you got a whole soccer team or what?- How old is the oldest one?

The tallest one… how old is the oldest one?- How old is the oldest one,

may God protect him, the one who has no bone? One thousand and nine.- Bravo.

Yeah, twelve years, thirteen years,

eleven years.- Nice number.- Ten years.

Bravo.- So, all of these are under your care?- Nice number.

My kids.- Your kids.- Yeah, the first one died, I went and married her sister.

So, how many wives are you married to?

She was one, may God have mercy on her, she died…- May God not have mercy…- Yeah,

I married her sister. You married her sister.- Planning to marry again next?

What?- Are you planning to marry again?

Who’s going to give me a father- in- law?

They’ll lock me up.- I swear I got five years.- If a child happens

and I get married.

Look, then quit this whole business, enough with marriage.

Okay, that’s it.- They gave me a shot.- There is no power nor strength…

Where did they give you the

shot?- They gave me a shot here.- International Health.- Yeah. He gave me one year,

Anthony.- Even the governor kicked you out today?- The governor gave me generosity…

he honored me. How much?- You will see,

a TV interview with you on the satellite channels, it will air.

Huh?- On the satellite

channels.- And I do not have a TV.- Huh?- I do not have a TV. People will see you,

come see yourself.- I have seen this.

Yes, go ahead, talk more to the people.- What is your name?- Muhammad Jumaa Yasin.

Year of birth?- Born in seventy- one. The month? Your birthday,

I mean when did you come… … safe and sound?

When did you come into the world?- When did you remember?

From when I slipped out of my mother’s belly?- Yes.

How?- What, where did I come out from? Make it clear which one… explain the story.

I mean when did you come into the world?- My mother dropped me, right?- Yes, yes,

she dropped you. In the crops.- In the crops?

Yes, and she picked and brought me.- Eggplant or potato?

You look like you came from an eggplant.

How?- You mean at the greengrocer’s, fruits and tomatoes?