مثليone like me يُسَمّىis called أديباa man of letters
مثلي يُسَمّى أديبا
مثليone like me يُسَمّىis called أريباclever
مثلي يُسَمّى أريبا
One such as I is called a man of letters;
One like me is called a man of letters.
one such as I is called clever.
One like me is called clever.
إذاwhenever وَجدتُI find كثيباa sand dune
إذا وَجدتُ كثيبا
غَرستI plant فيهin it قَضيباa rod
غَرست فيه قَضيبا
When I find a man downcast,
Whenever I find a sand dune,
I plant a rod in him,
I plant a rod in it.
وَلاand not أُباليI care خصيباfertile
وَلا أُبالي خصيبا
لَقيتُهI find it أمor جَديباbarren
لَقيتُه أم جَديبا
and I care not whether fertile
And I do not care whether it is fertile
I found him, or barren.
Or barren when I find it.