وَقالوا الرزقُ بِالتدريسِ صعبٌ
لأنّ رَقيبهُ مذكٍ عُيونَه
They said, “Earning a living by teaching is hard,
for its overseer keeps his eyes keen.”
فَقلتُ بظاهر في الأمرِ لينٌ
ولَكن باطناً يُخشى خُشونه
I said, “On the face of it, the matter is smooth,
yet beneath the surface, its roughness is to be feared.”
Sol 5.6