تعرَّضhe put himself forward للكتابَةِfor scribal work يَدَّعِيهاclaiming it
تعرَّض للكتابَةِ يَدَّعِيها
وأعرضَand he turned away عنfrom مُزاوَلَةِpracticing الحِجامَهْcupping
وأعرضَ عن مُزاوَلَةِ الحِجامَهْ
He put himself forward for scribal work, laying claim to it,
and turned away from practicing cupping.
وكدْتُand I nearly أقولُsay فيin الدِّيوانthe bureau يَوماًone day
وكدْتُ أقولُ في الدِّيوان يَوماً
أتحجُمُنيwill you cup me? فقالَthen he said ليfor me الحجامَهْcupping
أتحجُمُني فقالَ لي الحجامَهْ
And one day in the bureau, I nearly said,
“Will you cup me?” He said, “Cupping is my trade.”