حسَدتُI envied كِتَابيmy letter حينwhen لاقَىmet أحِبَّتِيmy loved ones
حسَدتُ كِتَابي حين لاقَى أحِبَّتِي
بِعارِضِwith cheek-whiskers of خَطٍscript دَبَّcrept فيacross خَدِّthe cheek of قِرْطاسِpaper
بِعارِضِ خَطٍ دَبَّ في خَدِّ قِرْطاسِ
I envied my letter when it met my loved ones,
I envied my book when it met my loved ones
With cheek-whiskers of script that crept across paper's cheek.
With a stroke of writing that crept on the cheek of paper
فقالthen it said علىon الأقْدامِfeet تسعىyou walk وتبْتغِيand you seek
فقال على الأقْدامِ تسعى وتبْتغِي
مَقامِيmy station وقدwhile indeed أمْسَيْتُI have become أسْعَآI travel علىatop رَاسِa head
مَقامِي وقد أمْسَيْتُ أسْعَآ على رَاسِ
It said: "You walk on feet and seek
It said “Feet strive and seek after
My station, while I now travel atop a head."
My place, while I have become most high upon the head”
Sol 6.1