قامتopened السوقthe market يشتريbuy الناسpeople فيهاin it
قامت السوق يشتري الناس فيها
ويبيعونand they sell بالنقودfor money الصحيحهْgenuine
ويبيعون بالنقود الصحيحهْ
The market opened; people buy there
The market was bustling, people buying
And sell for genuine coin.
And selling with real money
وارتضىand was satisfied الكلeveryone ربحهhis profit غيرexcept أنيthat I
وارتضى الكل ربحه غير أني
بعتI sold عقليmy reason بنظرةfor a glance فيat مليحهْa beautiful woman
بعت عقلي بنظرة في مليحهْ
And everyone was content with their profit, except that I
While everyone was happy with their profit
Sold my reason for a glance at a beauty.
I gave away my sense for a glance at a beauty
ظلمتنيshe wronged me فمنso who مجيريَmy protector منfrom ذاpossessing (continued next line)
ظلمتني فمن مجيريَ من ذا
تcompletion of 'possessing' ثراءwealth غريمةa debtor وشحيحهْand miserly
ت ثراء غريمة وشحيحهْ
She wronged me—who will protect me from a woman
She wronged me, so who can save me
Of wealth, a debtor and a miser?
From a cruel, mean sweetheart