لماwhen نجاhe recovered منfrom دائهhis illness
لما نجا من دائه
وتخلصand was freed المثريthe wealthy man الفقيرُthe poor one
وتخلص المثري الفقيرُ
When he recovered from his illness,
and the wealthy pauper was freed,
وافيتهI came to him وكأننيand as though I
وافيته وكأنني
منof نافضa shaking chill الحمىthe fever نذيرُa harbinger
من نافض الحمى نذيرُ
I came to him, and it was as though I
were a harbinger of fever's shaking chills.
ودخلتand I entered داراa house ليسdoes not يبfirst part of يبرح, 'cease'
ودخلت دارا ليس يب
رحcompletion of يبرح, 'cease' منfrom زواياهاits corners النخيرُsnoring
رح من زواياها النخيرُ
And I entered a house where never
did snoring cease in its corners.
ورأيتand I saw حلجيهhis halji; possibly his cotton-carder, reading uncertain المفَطfirst part of المفطّر, 'the fast-breaker'
ورأيت حلجيه المفَط
طِرcompletion of المفطّر, 'the fast-breaker' وهوwhile he منfrom حلقa throat يزيرُroars
طِر وهو من حلق يزيرُ
And I saw his halji [unclear term], the fast-
breaker, roaring from his throat.
ويقولand he says منwho ذاthis شاعرa poet
ويقول من ذا شاعر
اليومtoday ينتكسwill relapse الأميرُthe emir
اليوم ينتكس الأميرُ
And he says, 'Who is this—a poet?
Today the emir will relapse!'
Sol 6.1