إذاif لمnot يكنthere is فيin البيتthe house خبرٌnews (possibly a typo for 'bread') ومالحٌand salted food
إذا لم يكن في البيت خبرٌ ومالحٌ
وجلّةand a basket تمرdates عندbeside صرّa sack دقيقflour
وجلّة تمر عند صرّ دقيق
If there is no news [possibly: bread] and no salted food in the house,
If there is no news or salt in the house,
nor a basket of dates beside a sack of flour,
And a loaf passing by a narrow street,
ولمand not يكthere is فيin كيسيmy purse دراهمdirhams جمّةplentiful
ولم يك في كيسي دراهم جمّة
تنفذfulfill حاجاتيmy needs بكلby every طريقway
تنفذ حاجاتي بكل طريق
and no plentiful dirhams in my purse
And there are no shiny dirhams in my bag,
to meet my needs in every way,
That fulfill my needs in every way,
فراسFiras (possibly 'then the head') ابنson of عميmy paternal uncle فيin حرامforbidden; inviolable (sense unclear) قرابتيmy kinship
فراس ابن عمي في حرام قرابتي
ورأسand the head of عدويmy enemy فيin حرامforbidden; inviolable (sense unclear) أمthe mother of صديقيmy friend
ورأس عدوي في حرام أم صديقي
then Firas, my cousin [possibly: my cousin's head], is within my kinship's forbidden bounds,
My cousin Firas is forbidden to me by kinship,
and my enemy's head is within the forbidden bounds of my friend's mother.
And the head of my enemy is forbidden, be they friend or foe.
Sol 6.1