وَما مِنَّةُ الخَبَّازِ عِندِى قَلِيلَةٌ

وَما مِنَّةُ الخَبَّازِ عِندِى قَلِيلَةٌ

لِقَرْضيَ منهُ وَهْوَ في عُسرتى يٌغضي

لِقَرْضيَ منهُ وَهْوَ في عُسرتى يٌغضي

And the baker’s favor is no small thing to me.

The baker's favor to me is not small

For I borrow from him, and in my hardship he looks the other way.

For lending to me in my hardship readily

وَقَدْ كُنتُ مِثلَ اللَّيثِ آكِلْ فَرِيستي

وَقَدْ كُنتُ مِثلَ اللَّيثِ آكِلْ فَرِيستي

وَقَد صِرْتُ مِثلَ الفارِ آكِلُ بالقَرْضِ

وَقَد صِرْتُ مِثلَ الفارِ آكِلُ بالقَرْضِ

And once I was like a lion, eating my prey.

Once I was like a lion eating its prey

And now I have become like a mouse, eating by gnawing—on credit.

Now I am like a rat eating on credit