لقد كان في التَّسجَيرِ نُكُشَةُ نَكَشَةً
يَهُونُ لهُ في الجَمرِ مَسلَكُهُ الوَعرُ
Indeed, when it came to stoking the fire, Nukusha would give it a prod;
The rugged path through the embers was easy for him.
وإن يَكُ عَنهُ اليومَ أصبَحَ آبِياً
فهذا الفتى المرضُّى تَسخٍيرُهُ زُعرُ
But if today he has grown unwilling to do it,
Then this pleasing young man has become hard to press into service.
Sol 5.6