شَكَتcomplained صَفحةُthe face المِحرابِof the mihrab لَمّاwhen أَتيتُهُI came to it
شَكَت صَفحةُ المِحرابِ لَمّا أَتيتُهُ
وَأَبدَتand voiced زَواياهits corners مَقالَةَthe words of مَحزونِone grieving
وَأَبدَت زَواياه مَقالَةَ مَحزونِ
The face of the mihrab complained when I came to it,
And its corners voiced the words of one grieving:
بُلِيتُI have been plagued بِعَمرٍوby ʿAmr جاهِلٍignorant بِدِراسَةٍof learning
بُلِيتُ بِعَمرٍو جاهِلٍ بِدِراسَةٍ
مَواعيدُهُhis promises بِالدَينِconcerning the debt ليto me وَعدُthe promise of كَمّونِcumin
مَواعيدُهُ بِالدَينِ لي وَعدُ كَمّونِ
“I have been plagued by ʿAmr, ignorant of learning;
His promises to me concerning the debt are cumin’s promise.”
Sol 6.1