مولايَmy lord إنَّindeed الحالَthe condition قدalready وصلتْhas reached إلىto
مولايَ إنَّ الحالَ قد وصلتْ إلى
سطرينtwo lines منfrom بيتينِtwo verses قدalready ضمنّهاcontained it
سطرين من بيتينِ قد ضمنّها
My lord, my plight has indeed come down to
My Master, truly my state has reached
two lines from two verses that have expressed it:
Two lines of two verses I composed
لمnot يبقَremain عندِيwith me ماanything that يباعis sold بدرهمٍfor a dirham
لم يبقَ عندِي ما يباع بدرهمٍ
إلاَّexcept بقيَّةa remnant ماءwater وجهٍface (face-water signifies dignity) صُنَّهاpreserve it
إلاَّ بقيَّة ماء وجهٍ صُنَّها
Nothing remains with me that can be sold for a dirham,
I have nothing left that can be sold for a single coin
except a remnant of my face’s water—my dignity; preserve it.
Except the remains of water on a guarded face
Sol 6.1