لوif انصفتhad been fair دنيايmy world فيin حكمهاher judgment
لو انصفت دنياي في حكمها
لكنتI would have been اقنىmost richly endowed الناسof all people حرابهاher spears
لكنت اقنى الناس حرابها
Had my world been fair in her judgment,
I would have been the man most richly endowed with her spears.
لكننيbut I عبدa slave لحاجيto my needs علىat
لكنني عبد لحاجي على
تحريرrefining لفظيmy wording وهوand that منamong دابهاher habits
تحرير لفظي وهو من دابها
But I am a slave to my needs, laboring at
refining my wording—and that is one of her ways.
Sol 6.1