ماnot بقبقgurgled الكوزُthe jug إلاexcept منbecause of تألّمهits pain
ما بقبق الكوزُ إلا من تألّمه
يشكوit complains إلىto الماءthe water ماwhat قسىit suffered منfrom النّارthe fire
يشكو إلى الماء ما قسى من النّار
The jug gurgled only because of its pain;
The jug makes noise only when pained,
It complains to the water of what it suffered from the fire.
Complaining to water of the fire's disdain.
لوif كلevery كلبdog عوىhowled القمتهyou put into its mouth حجراًa stone
لو كل كلب عوى القمته حجراً
لأصبحwould then become الصخرrock مثقالa mithqal (unit of weight) بدينارfor a dinar
لأصبح الصخر مثقال بدينار
If you put a stone into the mouth of every dog that howled,
If every dog piling rocks reached the summit,
Rock would then cost a dinar per mithqal.
The boulder would be laden with gold this dawn.