أناI فيin منزلhouse خِلٍّa close friend
أنا في منزل خِلٍّ
مشفقٍcompassionate بَرِّbenevolent رفيقِgentle
مشفقٍ بَرِّ رفيقِ
I am in the house of a dear friend,
I am in the house of a close friend,
compassionate, kindly, gentle—
Compassionate, benevolent, and gentle—
رجُلٍa man أعمرُmore inhabited منthan منstart of 'his house'
رجُلٍ أعمرُ من من
زلهend of 'his house' ظهرُsurface الطريقthe road
زله ظهرُ الطريق
a man—more frequented than his ho-
A man—more inhabited than his home
me is the road’s back.
Is the open road.
ليسthere is no ليfor me أُكلٌfood سوىexcept لحstart of 'my flesh'
ليس لي أُكلٌ سوى لح
ميend of 'my flesh' وشِربٌand drink غيرother than ريقيmy saliva
مي وشِربٌ غير ريقي
I have no food but my fle-
I have no food but flesh—
sh, nor drink but my saliva.
My own—and no drink but my saliva.
Sol 6.1