عجبتُI marvelled للأهيفِat the slender-waisted one النجّارِthe carpenter وهْوَwhile he علىon الthe
عجبتُ للأهيفِ النجّارِ وهْوَ على ال
أشجارِtrees يقطعُhe cuts فيamong أغصانِbranches خِلاّفِwillow
أشجارِ يقطعُ في أغصانِ خِلاّفِ
I marvelled at the slender-waisted carpenter, up in the
I marveled at the skillful carpenter as he
trees, cutting away at willow branches.
Cut the branches, though they protested it.
فقالso he said ليto me عندهاagainst them ثارٌa claim for vengeance تُحدُّthey are punished بهfor it
فقال لي عندها ثارٌ تُحدُّ به
لأنهاbecause they سرقَتْstole مِنْsome of لينِsuppleness أعطافيmy sides
لأنها سرقَتْ مِنْ لينِ أعطافي
He said to me, 'I have a score to settle with them; they are punished for it,
Then he said to me, “Anger helps guide the saw
because they stole some of the suppleness of my sides.'
For they stole the gentleness of my limbs.”