استنشدونيthey asked me to recite poetry لطيفelegant شعريmy poetry
استنشدوني لطيف شعري
والقلبand the heart بالجوعfrom hunger فيin حريقa blaze
والقلب بالجوع في حريق
They asked me to recite my elegant verse,
They asked me for my gentle poetry
While my heart was ablaze with hunger.
While my heart burned with hunger's fire
وقيلَand it was said هلis there...? منany دقيقsubtle معنىmeaning
وقيلَ هل من دقيق معنى
فقالso it said لهفيmy longing علىfor الدقيقthe flour
فقال لهفي على الدقيق
And it was asked, 'Is there any subtle meaning?'
It was said "Do you have the flour of meaning?"
So it replied, 'Oh, how I long for flour!'
So my craving for flour was my reply
Sol 6.1