أفلاthen, will ... not? أجازI am rewarded وليand for me ثلاثةthree أشهرmonths
أفلا أجاز ولي ثلاثة أشهر
لاnot تعلمونyou know بماwith what اقيمI maintain تجمليmy respectable appearance
لا تعلمون بما اقيم تجملي
Shall I not be rewarded? For three months now,
Shouldn't my patron allow me three months
you have not known how I keep up appearances.
You don't know how I adorn myself
قدalready بعثhe sent (likely intended: I sold) حتىuntil بعتI sold طرفاًa steed قائماًstanding
قد بعث حتى بعت طرفاً قائماً
تحتbeneath القدورthe cooking pots علىon ثلاثةthree أرجلlegs
تحت القدور على ثلاثة أرجل
I kept selling [probable correction], until I sold a steed standing
He sent word until he sold my upright beauty
beneath the cooking pots on three legs.
Under the pots on three legs
ورهنتand I pawned حتىuntil قدindeed رهنتI pawned منادميmy drinking companion
ورهنت حتى قد رهنت منادمي
ومناشديand my verse-reciter ومذكريand my reminder ومعلليand my comforter
ومناشدي ومذكري ومعللي
And I kept pawning, until I even pawned my drinking companion,
And I pawned until I pawned my cups
and my verse-reciter, my reminder, and my comforter.
And my companions and my memorabilia and my excuses
فرأيتso may you see حالةthe condition حاسديكyour enviers كحالتيlike my condition
فرأيت حالة حاسديك كحالتي
ورأيتand may you see منزلthe dwelling حاسديmy enviers كمنزليlike my dwelling
ورأيت منزل حاسدي كمنزلي
So may you see your enviers in a plight like mine,
So I saw the state of your enviers like my state
and see my enviers’ dwelling like my own.
And I saw the house of my envier like my house