قِدرُthe pot of الرِقاشِيِّal-Riqashi مَضروبٌcited بِهاwith it المَثَلُthe proverb
قِدرُ الرِقاشِيِّ مَضروبٌ بِها المَثَلُ
فيin كُلِّevery شَيءٍthing خَلاexcept النيرانُthe fires تُبتَذَلُis put to use
في كُلِّ شَيءٍ خَلا النيرانُ تُبتَذَلُ
Al-Riqashi’s pot is proverbial;
The fate of Raqashi is proverbially struck by it
The pot of al-Riqashi has become a proverbial phrase,
It is put to use for everything except fires.
In everything except fire being degraded
Used for every common task, save the fire's blaze.
تَشكوit complains إِلىto قِدرِthe pot of جاراتٍfemale neighbors إِذاwhen اِلتَقَتاthe two meet
تَشكو إِلى قِدرِ جاراتٍ إِذا اِلتَقَتا
اليَومَtoday ليfor me سَنَةٌa year ماnot مَسَّنيhas touched me بَلَلُmoisture
اليَومَ لي سَنَةٌ ما مَسَّني بَلَلُ
It complains to the pot of neighboring women whenever the two meet:
She complains to the fate of neighbor pots when they meet
It complains to the neighbors' pots whenever they draw near:
“Today, a year has passed without moisture touching me.”
Today is a year for me, no moisture has touched me
"Today marks a full year since any moisture touched me here."
Sol 6.1