لوeven if كانتwere النيراتthe heavenly lights أخمصكاthe arch of your foot
لو كانت النيرات أخمصكا
وكنتand you were ممنamong those who يسامرconverses by night with الفلكاthe celestial sphere
وكنت ممن يسامر الفلكا
Even if the heavenly lights were the arch of your foot,
and you were among those who converse by night with the heavens,
ماnot كنتyou would be إلاexcept مؤاجراًone hiring out حلقاًa throat
ما كنت إلا مؤاجراً حلقاً
إذاwhenever رأىhe sees وجهthe face of دانقa daniq (one-sixth of a dirham) بركاhe kneels
إذا رأى وجه دانق بركا
you would still be nothing but a throat for hire,
who kneels whenever he sees the face of a daniq.