أصبحتI now find myself ياO سيديmy master وياand O سندِيmy mainstay
أصبحت يا سيدي ويا سندِي
أقصُّI recount فيconcerning أمرthe matter of بغلتيmy mule القصصاthe tales
أقصُّ في أمر بغلتي القصصا
I now find myself, O my master and O my mainstay,
You have become, my master and my support,
recounting tales about my mule.
I recount to you the story of my mule,
بالأمسِyesterday كانتْshe was لفرطowing to the excess of سرعتهاher speed
بالأمسِ كانتْ لفرط سرعتها
طيراًa bird وفيand on اليومthis day أصبحتshe has become قفصاa cage
طيراً وفي اليوم أصبحت قفصا
Yesterday, because of her great speed, she was
Yesterday due to her excessive speed,
a bird; today she has become a cage.
She was a bird, and today she's become a cage.
Sol 6.1