قامتopened السوقthe market يشتريbuy الناسthe people فيهاin it
قامت السوق يشتري الناس فيها
ويبيعونand sell بالنقودfor coins الصحيحهْgenuine
ويبيعون بالنقود الصحيحهْ
The market opened, and people buy there,
The market opened; people buy there
And sell for genuine coin.
and sell for genuine coin.
وارتضىand was content الكلeveryone ربحهhis profit غيرexcept أنيthat I
وارتضى الكل ربحه غير أني
بعتI sold عقليmy reason بنظرةfor a glance فيat مليحهْa beautiful woman
بعت عقلي بنظرة في مليحهْ
Everyone was content with his profit—only I
And all were content with their profit, except that I
Sold my reason for one glance at a beauty.
sold my reason for a glance at a beauty.
ظلمتنيshe wronged me فمنso who مجيريَmy protector منfrom ذاa woman of (start of ذات)
ظلمتني فمن مجيريَ من ذا
تcompletion of ذات ('a woman of') ثراءwealth غريمةa female adversary وشحيحهْand miserly
ت ثراء غريمة وشحيحهْ
She wronged me; who, then, will rescue me from a...
She wronged me—who will protect me from a woman
...wealthy woman—my creditor and adversary—yet miserly?
of wealth, an adversary and a miser?
Sol 6.1