ياO واعِظَpreacher to الناسِthe people ماnever تَنفَكُّyou become free مِنfrom تَعبٍweariness
يا واعِظَ الناسِ ما تَنفَكُّ مِن تَعبٍ
مُعَذَّباًtormented بَينَbetween إِنعاظٍerections وَإِفلاسِand bankruptcy
مُعَذَّباً بَينَ إِنعاظٍ وَإِفلاسِ
O preacher to the people, you are never free of weariness,
O preacher of mankind, you suffer endless toil
Tormented between erections and bankruptcy.
Tormented by begging and poverty
ماhow كانَwould have أَغناكَspared you عَنfrom إِلحافِimportunity مَسأَلَةٍbegging
ما كانَ أَغناكَ عَن إِلحافِ مَسأَلَةٍ
لَوif كانَhad been فيin اِستِthe arse of نَصيرٍNasir داءُthe ailment of عَبّاسِAbbas
لَو كانَ في اِستِ نَصيرٍ داءُ عَبّاسِ
How well you could have done without persistent begging,
Of no avail to you was the asking of favors
Had Abbas's ailment been in Nasir's arse!
Even if the malady of Abbas could assist
Sol 6.1