أَبكيI weep لِعَبدِfor Abd (servant of) اللَهِAllah (God) إِذwhen
أَبكي لِعَبدِ اللَهِ إِذ
حُشَّتwas stoked قُبَيلَshortly before الصُبحِdawn نارُهhis fire
حُشَّت قُبَيلَ الصُبحِ نارُه
I weep for Abdullah, when
I weep for Abdullah when
his fire was stoked shortly before dawn—
his fire was kindled before dawn
طَيّانَhollow-bellied طاويlean in الكَشحِthe flank لnot (apparently incomplete لا)
طَيّانَ طاوي الكَشحِ ل
يُرخيloosens لِمَطلَمَةٍfor an injustice (likely لِمَظْلَمَةٍ) إِزارُهhis waistcloth
يُرخي لِمَطلَمَةٍ إِزارُه
hollow-bellied, lean of flank, he does not
Bending the shoulders of night
loosen his waistcloth for an injustice.
He would not loosen his waist-wrapper for an ingrate
يَعصيhe defies البَخيلَthe miser إِذاwhen أَرbeginning of 'sought' (أراد)
يَعصي البَخيلَ إِذا أَر
دَcompletion of 'sought' (أراد) المَجدَglory مَخلوعاًcast off عِذارُهhis bridle
دَ المَجدَ مَخلوعاً عِذارُه
He defies the miser when he seeks
He disobeys the miser if he wants
glory, his bridle cast off.
Glory stripped of its garment
Sol 6.1