تَرَدُّدِي اليومَ لِلخبَّازِ يَشغلُني

تَرَدُّدِي اليومَ لِلخبَّازِ يَشغلُني

عنِ التَّردُّدِ والتَّرْدادِ لِلنَّاسِ

عنِ التَّردُّدِ والتَّرْدادِ لِلنَّاسِ

My repeated trips to the baker today distract me

My wandering today to the baker occupies me

From visits and repeated calls upon people.

From wandering and going back to people

مَا لَيسَ لي بُدُّ منهُ كُلَّ شَارقَةٍ

مَا لَيسَ لي بُدُّ منهُ كُلَّ شَارقَةٍ

أَسعَى إليهِ على العَيْنينِ والرَّاسِ

أَسعَى إليهِ على العَيْنينِ والرَّاسِ

What I cannot do without at each sunrise—

What I cannot avoid every morning

I hasten to it, with my eyes and head at its service.

I strive for it with my eyes and head

طُوْراً بِنَقْدٍ وَطُوْراً بِالرُّهُو

طُوْراً بِنَقْدٍ وَطُوْراً بِالرُّهُو

نِ وَطَوْراً بِالنَّسِيئةٍ ممن ليسَ بالناسِ

نِ وَطَوْراً بِالنَّسِيئةٍ ممن ليسَ بالناسِ

Sometimes with cash, and sometimes with pledg-

Sometimes with cash and sometimes on credit

es, and sometimes on credit from those who are not truly human.

And sometimes with postponed payment from one who is not people

وعَطلتي أَنا قَد دامتْ فلا عَمَلٌ

وعَطلتي أَنا قَد دامتْ فلا عَمَلٌ

إلا ضَراسِ أَهْلي أَوْ لأَضْراسي

إلا ضَراسِ أَهْلي أَوْ لأَضْراسي

And my own idleness has gone on; I have no work

And my unemployment has lasted so no work

Except quarrelling with my family, or working for my molars.

Except for the teeth of my family or for my teeth