قدindeed حلفhas sworn الفطنthe clever man بربby the Lord of الفلقdaybreak
قد حلف الفطن برب الفلق
لاno حملcargo العامthis year سوىexcept ذاthis الورَقleaves
لا حمل العام سوى ذا الورَق
The clever man has indeed sworn by the Lord of daybreak:
He swore by the Lord of dawn
There is no cargo this year but these leaves.
This year bears naught but paper
قدindeed خسرَsuffered losses الخلقthe people علىon حملهhauling it
قد خسرَ الخلق على حمله
فليسfor it does not يوفيsuffice بخراجfor the levy of السوقthe market
فليس يوفي بخراج السوق
People have suffered losses hauling it,
People lost betting on it
For it does not cover the market levy.
It won't fetch market price
أضربI stroke بالجاذوفwith the oar منfrom غدوةearly morning
أضرب بالجاذوف من غدوة
وأكرعand I gulp الماءthe water بغيبat the disappearance of الشفقtwilight
وأكرع الماء بغيب الشفق
I ply the oar from early morning,
I row from morn's first glow
And gulp down water when twilight fades.
And sprint home by dusk's last ray
أرجعI return إلىto البيتthe house فيin ظلمةdarkness
أرجع إلى البيت في ظلمة
أصعدI climb إلىto السطحthe roof وماand there is no بيin me رمقspark of life
أصعد إلى السطح وما بي رمق
I return home in darkness,
I return home in darkness
I climb to the roof with not a spark of life left in me.
Climb to the roof with no energy
تقدمshe serves الخبزthe bread علىaccording to رسمهاher custom
تقدم الخبز على رسمها
منfrom شدّةthe intensity of الغمّdistress أشيلُI lift الطبقthe tray
من شدّة الغمّ أشيلُ الطبق
She serves the bread as is her custom;
Bread's brought as is custom's way
From intense distress, I lift the tray.
But worry keeps my appetite at bay
أعظمُworse منthan هذاthis وذاand that أنّنيthat I
أعظمُ من هذا وذا أنّني
أعطيI pay خراجيmy tax منfrom صحاحintact الحلقrims of coins
أعطي خراجي من صحاح الحلق
Worse than this and that is that I
Worse than all this, is that I
Pay my tax in coins with intact rims.
Pay my due from my throat's drought
Sol 6.1