لاno غروwonder أنthat قلّhas dwindled رزقيmy livelihood
لا غرو أن قلّ رزقي
وغيرُناand others besides us فيin ترّقadvancement
وغيرُنا في ترّق
No wonder my livelihood has dwindled,
No wonder my sustenance is meager,
while others are on the rise.
While others thrive and flourish.
فحبلُfor the cord شعريmy poetry رقيقٌslender
فحبلُ شعري رقيقٌ
يضعفُis too weak عنfor جلبbringing in رزقيmy livelihood
يضعفُ عن جلب رزقي
For the cord of my poetry is slender,
For the thread of my poetry is delicate,
too weak to bring in my livelihood.
Too weak to draw my livelihood.
Sol 6.1