يُريدُhe wishes يُوَسِّعُto make room فيin بَيتِهِhis house
يُريدُ يُوَسِّعُ في بَيتِهِ
وَيَأبىand refuses لَهُfor him الضيقُthe narrowness فيin صَدرِهِhis breast
وَيَأبى لَهُ الضيقُ في صَدرِهِ
He wishes to make room in his house,
He wants to expand his home
but the narrowness in his breast will not allow it.
Yet confinement irks his heart
فَتىًa young man سَخِطَhe resented النَصبَthe setting up فيin قِدرِهhis cooking pot
فَتىً سَخِطَ النَصبَ في قِدرِه
كَماjust as رَضِيَhe accepted الخَفضَthe lowering فيin قَدرِهِhis standing
كَما رَضِيَ الخَفضَ في قَدرِهِ
A young man who resented setting up his cooking pot,
A man who scorns status as his lot
just as he accepted the lowering of his standing.
As he welcomes humility as his share
يخدّرُhe numbs أَوصالَthe limbs of أَضيافِهِhis guests
يخدّرُ أَوصالَ أَضيافِهِ
وَلاand not يُبرِزُhe brings out الخُبزَthe bread مِنfrom خِدرِهِits secluded chamber
وَلا يُبرِزُ الخُبزَ مِن خِدرِهِ
He numbs his guests’ limbs,
He sedates the joints of his guests
and does not bring the bread out of its secluded chamber.
But no bread comes out from his pantry