شافعيmy intercessor قلtell لمالكيto my master أنthat فيin نbeginning of نثره: his writing
شافعي قل لمالكي أن في ن
ثرهcompletion of نثره: his writing سطرينtwo lines منهfrom him للفقرagainst poverty صرفَهa warding-off
ثره سطرين منه للفقر صرفَه
My intercessor, tell my master that in his—
writing two lines lies a means for him to ward off poverty.
أترىdo you think هلwhether يحجّperforms the pilgrimage فيٌّa faithful man وفيwhile in قbeginning of قلبي: my heart
أترى هل يحجّ فيٌّ وفي ق
لبيcompletion of قلبي: my heart جمارembers; pilgrimage pebbles وعندand before حاليَmy plight وقفَهa pause; ritual standing
لبي جمار وعند حاليَ وقفَه
Do you think a faithful man would make the pilgrimage, while in my—
heart are embers, and before my plight he pauses?
Sol 6.1