لبستI wore العدمdestitution حتىuntil صارbecame ذيليmy hem
لبست العدم حتى صار ذيلي
يضيقconstricts تقلبيmy movement فيهwithin it كزيقيlike my collar
يضيق تقلبي فيه كزيقي
I wore destitution until my hem became
I have worn nothingness until my tail
as tight to move within as my collar.
Becomes too tight for me to turn about in.
وكادحتand I struggled for المطالبthe things sought بعدafter ضرadversity
وكادحت المطالب بعد ضر
ودرأتand I warded off المعيشةlivelihood بعدafter ضيقhardship
ودرأت المعيشة بعد ضيق
And I struggled for my needs after adversity,
And I have toiled for wants after distress
and fended off life's demands after hardship.
And warded off living after straitness.
فقدfor indeed أوقدتI burned as fuel صندوقthe chest of ثيابيmy clothes
فقد أوقدت صندوق ثيابي
وصبand was poured الماءthe water فيinto حبthe jar of الدقيقflour
وصب الماء في حب الدقيق
For I have burned my clothes-chest for fuel,
So I have kindled the chest of my clothes,
and water has been poured into the flour jar.
And poured water into the love of the flour.
فهلso is there للناسamong people ياO للناسpeople, to the rescue حرa noble man
فهل للناس يا للناس حر
يبيضbrightens وجهthe face of ممتحنone afflicted مضيقhard-pressed
يبيض وجه ممتحن مضيق
So is there among people—O people, help!—a noble man
Is there anyone, O people, anyone free
to brighten the face of one afflicted and hard-pressed?
To whiten the face of an afflicted constricted examiner?
أريدI want أخيmy brother إذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) ثلis toppled عرشيmy throne
أريد أخي إذا ما ثل عرشي
وصرتand I have come الىwith regard to المعيشةlivelihood فيin مضيقa tight strait
وصرت الى المعيشة في مضيق
I want my brother when my throne is toppled
I want, my brother, when my throne crumbles
and I find myself in straits for my livelihood.
And I come to live in constriction,
فأماbut as for حينwhen يصلحimproves بعضsome of حاليmy circumstances
فأما حين يصلح بعض حالي
فانthen indeed الناسpeople كلهمall of them صديقيmy friend
فان الناس كلهم صديقي
But when my circumstances improve a little,
But when some of my condition improves
then everyone is my friend.
Then all people are my friends.
Sol 6.1