قالتsaid تريكةthe woman left behind بيتيmy household وهيwhile she was عاتبةًreproachful
قالت تريكة بيتي وهي عاتبةً
إنindeed المقامremaining علىin الأفلاسdestitution تعذيبtorment
إن المقام على الأفلاس تعذيب
The woman left in my household said reproachfully:
My home, Terika complained,
Indeed, living in destitution is torment.
Staying with poverty is torture.
ماwhat بالis the matter with همa worry دخيلintrusive باتspent the night محتضراًpresent at
ما بال هم دخيل بات محتضراً
رأسthe crown of الفؤادthe heart فنومso the sleep of العينthe eye توجيبfitful dozing
رأس الفؤاد فنوم العين توجيب
Why has an intrusive worry spent the night lodged at
Why has consuming grief taken to death's bed,
The crown of my heart, leaving my eyes only fitful dozing?
Making my heart's head sleepless?
إنيindeed, I دعانيcalled me إليكto you الخيرgoodness منfrom بلديmy homeland
إني دعاني إليك الخير من بلدي
والخيرand goodness عندamong ذويthose possessing الأحسابnoble lineage مطلوبsought
والخير عند ذوي الأحساب مطلوب
Indeed, goodness called me to you from my homeland,
Goodness called me here from my country,
And goodness is sought among those of noble lineage.
Yet goodness is sought by the nobler kind.