سلامgreeting الفقيرthe poor man علىto موسرٍa wealthy man
سلام الفقير على موسرٍ
بلاwithout حاجةa need منهfrom him نقصdiminishment وذلّand humiliation
بلا حاجة منه نقص وذلّ
A poor man's greeting to a wealthy man,
The poor man's greeting to the rich
without needing anything from him, is degradation and humiliation.
Without need is lessening and humiliation
فإنso if عرضتarises حاجةa need كانwould be ذاكthat
فإن عرضت حاجة كان ذاك
وإنand if لمnot تكنexist فهوthen it is ذلّhumiliation وغلّand a shackle
وإن لم تكن فهو ذلّ وغلّ
If a need arises, then so be it;
If you present a need that would be acceptable
but if there is none, it is humiliation and a shackle.
And if not, it is still humiliation and burden
لأنbecause الفقيرthe poor man خلافthe opposite of الغنيّthe rich man
لأن الفقير خلاف الغنيّ
فهذاso this one يشدّtightens وهذاand this one يحلّloosens
فهذا يشدّ وهذا يحلّ
For the poor man is the opposite of the rich:
For the poor unlike the rich
this one tightens, and that one loosens.
One ties while the other unties