وَصاحِبٍand a friend زُرتُهُI visited him فَقَدَّمَso he offered ليto me
وَصاحِبٍ زُرتُهُ فَقَدَّمَ لي
كِسرَةَa piece خُبزٍbread وَعَينُهُand his eye عَبرىtearful
كِسرَةَ خُبزٍ وَعَينُهُ عَبرى
And a friend I visited offered me
A friend who visited me
A piece of bread, his eye brimming with tears.
Brought some bread, tears in his eyes
وَقالَand he said ماwhat تَشتَهيyou desire فَقُلتُso I said لَهُto him
وَقالَ ما تَشتَهي فَقُلتُ لَهُ
قَطرَةَa drop مِلحٍsalt وَكَسرَةًand a piece أُخرىanother
قَطرَةَ مِلحٍ وَكَسرَةً أُخرى
And he said, “What would you like?” So I told him,
He asked what I wanted, I said
“A drop of salt and another piece.”
A grain of salt and more bread
فَمَزَّقَso he tore الجَيبَthe collar ثُمَّthen لاكَمَنيhe punched me
فَمَزَّقَ الجَيبَ ثُمَّ لاكَمَني
وَقالَand he said هذاthis المُصيبَةُthe calamity الكُبرىthe greatest
وَقالَ هذا المُصيبَةُ الكُبرى
So he tore his collar, then punched me,
He tore his clothes and embraced me
And said, “This is the greatest calamity!”
Saying this was the greatest calamity
Sol 6.1