نَحنُwe قَطنيَّةٌcotton-clad folk وَصوفيَّةٌand wool-clad Sufis أَنbeginning of 'you' (plural)
نَحنُ قَطنيَّةٌ وَصوفيَّةٌ أَن
تُمcompletion of 'you' (plural) فَقَطنيso enough for me مِنَof التَجَمُّلِfinery قَطنيmy cotton
تُم فَقَطني مِنَ التَجَمُّلِ قَطني
We are cotton folk, and wool-clad Sufis are
you; so my cotton is finery enough for me.
تَقطَعونَyou traverse البِلادَthe lands بَطناًbelly وَظَهراًand back
تَقطَعونَ البِلادَ بَطناً وَظَهراً
إِنَماonly سَعيُكُمyour striving لِفَرجٍfor a groin وَبَطنِand a belly
إِنَما سَعيُكُم لِفَرجٍ وَبَطنِ
You traverse the lands, belly and back;
your striving is only for groin and belly.
حاطَنيHe guarded me خالِقيmy Creator فَعِشتُso I lived وَلَولاand were it not for
حاطَني خالِقي فَعِشتُ وَلَولا
خَوفُهُfear of Him قُلتُI would say لَيتَهُwould that He لَمdid not يَحُطنيguard me
خَوفُهُ قُلتُ لَيتَهُ لَم يَحُطني
My Creator guarded me, so I lived; were it not
for fear of Him, I would say: would that He had not guarded me.
جَسَديmy body خِرقَةٌa rag تُخاطُis stitched إِلىto الأَرbeginning of 'the earth'
جَسَدي خِرقَةٌ تُخاطُ إِلى الأَر
ضِcompletion of 'the earth' فَياso, O خائِطَstitcher العَوالِمِthe worlds خِطنيstitch me
ضِ فَيا خائِطَ العَوالِمِ خِطني
My body is a rag being stitched to the
earth; so, O stitcher of worlds, stitch me.
Sol 6.1