ليI have منزلٌa dwelling كَوِجارِlike the burrow of الضَّبِّthe spiny-tailed lizard أَنزِلُهI lodge in it
لي منزلٌ كَوِجارِ الضَّبِّ أَنزِلُه
ضَنْكٌcramped تَقارَبَhave drawn close قُطراهُits two sides فقدso indeed ضاقَاboth have narrowed
ضَنْكٌ تَقارَبَ قُطراهُ فقد ضاقَا
I have a dwelling like a spiny-tailed lizard's burrow, where I lodge.
I have a house like the burrow of a hyena
Cramped—its two sides have drawn close, and both have narrowed.
Narrow, its walls have closed in on each other
أراهI see it قَالَبَa mold for جسميmy body حينَwhen أَدخُلُهI enter it
أراه قَالَبَ جسمي حينَ أَدخُلُه
فماso not أَمُدُّI stretch out بهin it رجلاًa leg ولاnor سَاقاa shin
فما أَمُدُّ به رجلاً ولا سَاقا
I see it as a mold for my body when I enter it,
I see it conform to my body when I enter
So I can stretch neither leg nor shin within it.
Not stretching out an arm or leg
فلستُso I am not أعتَدُّهI count it رِزْقاًa bounty أُسَرُّI am delighted بهby it
فلستُ أعتَدُّه رِزْقاً أُسَرُّ به
وهلand is it ...? تُعَدُّare counted سُجونُprisons الناسِof people أَرزاقاbounties
وهل تُعَدُّ سُجونُ الناسِ أَرزاقا
So I do not count it a bounty that delights me;
I don't consider it a provision to rejoice in
And are people's prisons counted as bounties?
Can the prisons of people be considered provisions?
أُناشِدُI implore الغَيْثَthe rain أنto يَجتازَهpass over it أبداًalways
أُناشِدُ الغَيْثَ أن يَجتازَه أبداً
ولامعَand the flash of البَرْقِlightning أنto يَغْشاهengulf it إِحراقاburning
ولامعَ البَرْقِ أن يَغْشاه إِحراقا
I implore the rain always to pass over it,
I call upon the rain to never pass by it
And the flash of lightning to engulf it in flame.
And the dazzling lightning to burn it down
Sol 6.1