قالتshe said وقدand already رابهاtroubled her عدميmy poverty ثكلتكmay I lose you منwhat a (exclamatory)
قالت وقد رابها عدمي ثكلتك من
راضcontent بنزرwith a scant amount of معاشlivelihood فيهin it تكديرdistress
راض بنزر معاش فيه تكدير
She said, troubled by my poverty: “May I lose you—how
She said, though grieved by my destitution,
content you are with a meager livelihood marred by distress!”
"Are you content with meager livelihood and turmoil?"
مهلاgently! سليمىSulayma سينفيwill banish العارdisgrace عنfrom همميmy aspirations
مهلا سليمى سينفي العار عن هممي
همconcern وعزمand resolve وإدلاجand night travel وتشميرand girding oneself for effort
هم وعزم وإدلاج وتشمير
“Gently, Sulayma! Disgrace will be banished from my aspirations by
Gently, my friend, shame will lift from my resolve
concern, resolve, night travel, and girding oneself for effort.”
With determination, purpose, and rolling up of sleeves
ماذاwhat أؤملdo I hope for منfrom علمlearning ومنand from أدبliterary cultivation
ماذا أؤمل من علم ومن أدب
معamong معشرa company of people كلهمall of them حولcross-eyed الندىgenerosity عورone-eyed
مع معشر كلهم حول الندى عور
What can I hope for from learning and letters
What can I hope from knowledge and refinement
among people all cross-eyed and one-eyed when it comes to generosity?
Amongst a people focused on pleasures and vices?
Sol 6.1