قِدرُ الرِقاشِيِّ مَضروبٌ بِها المَثَلُ

في كُلِّ شَيءٍ خَلا النيرانُ تُبتَذَلُ

The fate of Raqashi is proverbially struck by it

The pot of al-Riqashi has become a proverbial phrase,

In everything except fire being degraded

Used for every common task, save the fire's blaze.

تَشكو إِلى قِدرِ جاراتٍ إِذا اِلتَقَتا

اليَومَ لي سَنَةٌ ما مَسَّني بَلَلُ

She complains to the fate of neighbor pots when they meet

It complains to the neighbors' pots whenever they draw near:

Today is a year for me, no moisture has touched me

"Today marks a full year since any moisture touched me here."