1. My translation bread pains him
As though I were chewing his flesh
١. يؤلمه مَضغيَ من خُبزِه
كأنني من جسمِه أمضُغُ
2. And before I sink teeth into a morsel
He cries "O Lord, when will I have my fill?"
٢. وقبلَ أن أهوي إلى لقمةٍ
يصيح ياربِّ متى يَفرُغُ
3. Before him, temptation and doubt
He feels what he swallows, how far it goes
٣. بينَ يديه المِيلُ والتخُ كي
يَحسَ ما يُبلَعُ كم يبلُغُ