قُلتُI said لمَّاwhen سكبَhe poured الساthe cupbearer (first fragment)
قُلتُ لمَّا سكبَ السا
قيcompletes “cupbearer” علىupon الأرضthe ground شرَاباwine
قي على الأرض شرَابا
I said, when the cupbearer poured
I said, when the potter poured wet clay on the ground
wine upon the ground,
Out of jealousy over it
غيرةًout of jealousy منيfrom me عليهover it
غيرةً مني عليه
ليتَنيif only I كنتُI were تُرابَاdust
ليتَني كنتُ تُرابَا
out of my jealousy over it:
If only I were dust
“If only I were dust!”
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1