كلevery يومday إلىtoward وراthe back
كل يوم إلى ورا
صرتI have come to أمشيI walk كماas ترىyou see
صرت أمشي كما ترى
Every day, backward
Every day I walk
I now walk, as you see.
As you can see, behind
ولشؤميand because of my ill luck وحرفتيand my destitution
ولشؤمي وحرفتي
شختI have grown old فيin أرضthe land of عكبراUkbara
شخت في أرض عكبرا
And through my ill luck and destitution,
And my misfortune and livelihood
I have grown old in the land of Ukbara,
Have made me live in Ukbara's land
بينamong قومpeople إذاwhen اشتكيتI complain
بين قوم إذا اشتكيت
يقولونthey say شمّsmell!
يقولون شمّ
Among people who, when I complain,
Amongst a people, if I complain
Say, “Smell!”
They say smell
فإذاthen when قلتI say قدalready فعلتI have done so
فإذا قلت قد فعلت
يقولونthey say ذقtaste! ترىyou will see
يقولون ذق ترى
Then when I say, “I have done so,”
And if I say I've done it already
They say, “Taste—you will see.”
They say taste, you'll see
Sol 6.1