أتيتI approached بعضsome of الناسthe people يوماone day عسىhoping; perhaps
أتيت بعض الناس يوما عسى
شاهshah; king (also “check!” in chess) لفقريfor my poverty أبتغيI seek غناهhis riches
شاه لفقري أبتغي غناه
One day I approached a certain man in hope;
Someday I came upon people, hoping
“Shah!”—I sought his riches to ease my poverty.
That a king would alleviate my poverty
فازورّso he turned away فيin الرفعةloftiness; high rank غيظاin anger وقدand already
فازورّ في الرفعة غيظا وقد
كادتnearly تموتdie النفسthe soul مذsince; the moment قلتI said شاه“Shah!” (“check!” in chess)
كادت تموت النفس مذ قلت شاه
He turned away in haughty anger, and already
But he frowned in his loftiness, and my soul
my soul had nearly died the moment I said “Shah!”
Nearly died when I said "Sire"
Sol 6.1