الكلبthe dog والشاعرand the poet فيin حالةa state
الكلب والشاعر في حالة
ياoh ليتif only أنيthat I لمnot (past negation) أكنI was شاعراa poet
يا ليت أني لم أكن شاعرا
The dog and the poet are in the same state.
Oh, if only I were not a poet!
هلis ...? هوhe إلاbut باسطٌone extending كفّهhis palm
هل هو إلا باسطٌ كفّه
يستطعمhe begs food from الواردthe one arriving والصادراand the one departing
يستطعم الوارد والصادرا
Is he anything but one who holds out his palm,
Begging food from those who arrive and those who depart?
Translation model: Sol 6.1