وذيand one with أذنينtwo ears لاnot تعيانthey both comprehend قولاspeech
وذي أذنين لا تعيان قولا
وجوفand a hollow interior للحوائجfor necessities ذيpossessing احتمالcarrying capacity
وجوف للحوائج ذي احتمال
And one with two ears that never comprehend a word,
And one with two ears that comprehend no speech,
And a belly capacious enough for every need;
and a hollow interior able to hold necessities.
تكلفit has undertaken شغلthe work of أهلthe people of البيتthe house طراall together
تكلف شغل أهل البيت طرا
وتحملand are carried فيهin it أقواتprovisions العيالthe family
وتحمل فيه أقوات العيال
You charge it with all the household’s work,
It has undertaken the work of the entire household,
And load within it the family’s provisions.
and the family's provisions are carried in it.
مطيعobedient فيin الحوائجerrands غيرnot عاصdisobedient
مطيع في الحوائج غير عاص
ولاand not شاكcomplaining اليكto you منof الكلالweariness
ولا شاك اليك من الكلال
Obedient in every errand, never disobeying,
Obedient in errands, never disobedient,
Nor complaining to you of weariness.
and never complaining to you of weariness.
تسرyou confide اليهto it فيin الاسواقthe markets سراa secret
تسر اليه في الاسواق سرا
فلاso not يبديهit reveals it الاexcept فيin الرحالthe dwellings
فلا يبديه الا في الرحال
In the marketplaces you confide a secret to it,
You confide a secret to it in the markets,
And it reveals that secret only once home.
and it reveals it only in the dwellings.
Sol 6.1