بعتُI sold عبداًa slave كانwas ليfor me سَكَناًa solace
بعتُ عبداً كان لي سَكَناً
وَسكنتُand I dwelt النارَthe fire منbecause of مِحَنِهْhis afflictions
وَسكنتُ النارَ من مِحَنِهْ
I sold a slave who was my solace,
And dwelt in fire because of his afflictions.
فهوso he منfrom مغنايَmy dwelling مُرتحلٌdeparting
فهو من مغنايَ مُرتحلٌ
وأناand I الباكيthe one weeping علىover دِمَنِهْthe traces of his abode
وأنا الباكي على دِمَنِهْ
So he departs from my dwelling,
And I weep over the traces of his abode.
قذيتْwas irritated by a speck عينيmy eye مُذever since قذيتْwas irritated by a speck
قذيتْ عيني مُذ قذيتْ
عينُthe eye مِيزانِيof my scales منfrom ثَمَنِهْhis price
عينُ مِيزانِي من ثَمَنِهْ
My eye has smarted from a speck ever since
The eye of my scales caught a speck from his price.