لَو أَنَّ قِدراً بَكَت مِن طولِ ما حُبِسَت

لَو أَنَّ قِدراً بَكَت مِن طولِ ما حُبِسَت

عَلى الحُفوفِ بَكَت قِدرُ اِبنِ جَيّارِ

عَلى الحُفوفِ بَكَت قِدرُ اِبنِ جَيّارِ

If a pot could weep for how long it had been kept

If a pot could weep from being locked away

dry, the pot of Ibn Jayyār would weep.

For so long on the shelves, the pot of Ibn Jayyar

ما مَسَّها دَسَمٌ مُذ فُضَّ مَعدِنُها

ما مَسَّها دَسَمٌ مُذ فُضَّ مَعدِنُها

وَلا رَأَت بَعدَ عَهدِ القَينِ مِن نارِ

وَلا رَأَت بَعدَ عَهدِ القَينِ مِن نارِ

No fat has touched it since its mine was opened,

Would weep. No fat has touched it since its ore was cast,

nor has it seen any fire since its days with the smith.

Nor has it seen fire since the days of the oven stirrer.