أَنَاI تِبْرٌuncoined gold فَوقَupon خَصْرٍa waist
أَنَا تِبْرٌ فَوقَ خَصْرٍ
صَارَbecame ليfor me حِلْياًan ornament وَزِيناand adornment
صَارَ لي حِلْياً وَزِينا
I am gold upon a waist
I am dust upon a waist
that has become my jewel and adornment.
That became jewelry and adornment
قَالتِsaid الأَعْيُنُthe eyes ليto me ضِقْgrew tight (first part of ضِقْتَ)
قَالتِ الأَعْيُنُ لي ضِقْ
تَyou (suffix completing ضِقْتَ) وَضيَّقتَand you made things tight عَلَيناfor us
تَ وَضيَّقتَ عَلَينا
The eyes said to me, ‘You have grown
The eyes said you are narrow
tight, and made things tight for us.
You have narrowed upon us
لَسْتَyou are not مِنَّاone of us قُلْتُI said مَنwho قَاsaid (first part of قَالَ)
لَسْتَ مِنَّا قُلْتُ مَن قَا
لَcompletes قَالَ (‘said’) أَليسَis it not التِّبْرُthe gold عَيْناan eye; also gold or ready money (wordplay)
لَ أَليسَ التِّبْرُ عَيْنا
You are not one of us.’ I said, ‘Who has
I said who said I'm not one of you
said so? Is gold not an eye?’
Is dust not an eye as well?
Sol 6.1