لقدindeed قلتI said انتهىwas finished الديوانthe poetry collection طبعاًin printing
لقد قلت انتهى الديوان طبعاً
ولمand did not تزلcease القوافيthe rhymes هاجماتcharging in
ولم تزل القوافي هاجمات
I had indeed said, 'The collection's printing is complete,'
Yet the rhymes kept charging in.
فقلتso I said لهاto them أتيتِyou have come بغيرat the wrong وقتtime
فقلت لها أتيتِ بغير وقت
فمالكso you have no قسمةُshare غيرother than المماتdeath
فمالك قسمةُ غير الممات
So I told them, 'You have come at the wrong time;
So you have no share but death.'
فعرقلthen obstructed حظّهاtheir good fortune آلاتmachines طبعِprinting
فعرقل حظّها آلات طبعِ
فكانand so there was لهاfor them نصيبa share فيin الحياةlife
فكان لها نصيب في الحياة
Then their good fortune stalled the printing presses,
And so they had a share in life.
Sol 6.1