لبستI wore العدمdestitution حتىuntil صارbecame ذيليmy hem
لبست العدم حتى صار ذيلي
يضيقcramps تقلبيmy movements فيهwithin it كزيقيlike my collar
يضيق تقلبي فيه كزيقي
I wore destitution until my hem began
I donned nothingness until my tail
to cramp my movements within it, like my collar.
Became too tight for me to turn in.
وكادحتand I struggled with المطالبneeds بعدafter ضرhardship
وكادحت المطالب بعد ضر
ودرأتand I fended off المعيشةlivelihood بعدafter ضيقprivation
ودرأت المعيشة بعد ضيق
And I struggled to meet my needs after hardship,
And I struggled for wealth after being hurt,
and fended off life's burdens after privation.
And I warded off living narrowly.
فقدfor indeed أوقدتI set alight صندوقthe chest of ثيابيmy clothes
فقد أوقدت صندوق ثيابي
وصبand was poured الماءwater فيinto حبthe jar of الدقيقflour
وصب الماء في حب الدقيق
For I have set my clothes chest alight,
So I lit the box with my clothes
and water has been poured into the flour jar.
And poured water into a bag of flour.
فهلso is there للناسamong the people ياO للناسpeople, help! حرa noble man
فهل للناس يا للناس حر
يبيضbrightens وجهthe face of ممتحنone afflicted مضيقhard-pressed
يبيض وجه ممتحن مضيق
Is there among people—O people, help!—a noble man
Do people, O people, have anything precious
to brighten the face of one afflicted and hard-pressed?
To whiten the face of a suffering constricted one?
أريدI need أخيmy brother إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle ثلis toppled عرشيmy throne
أريد أخي إذا ما ثل عرشي
وصرتand I have come الىin regard to المعيشةlivelihood فيinto مضيقa narrow strait
وصرت الى المعيشة في مضيق
I need my brother when my throne is toppled
I want, my brother, if my throne crumbles
and I fall into straits in earning a living.
And I become constricted in making a living,
فأماbut as for حينwhen يصلحimproves بعضsome of حاليmy circumstances
فأما حين يصلح بعض حالي
فانthen indeed الناسpeople كلهمall of them صديقيmy friend
فان الناس كلهم صديقي
But when some part of my lot improves,
But when some of my condition improves
then everyone is my friend.
Then all people are my friends.
Sol 6.1