ماnot عايَنَتْhave seen عَينايَmy two eyes فيin عُطلتيmy idleness
ما عايَنَتْ عَينايَ في عُطلتي
أفحشmore hideous مِنthan حَظِّيmy fortune ومنand than بختيmy luck
أفحش مِن حَظِّي ومن بختي
In my idleness, my eyes have seen nothing
My eyes have not seen in my life
More hideous than my fortune and my luck.
Anything more scandalous than my luck and my fate
قَدalready بِعتُI sold عَبديmy slave وَحِصانيand my horse وَقَدْand indeed
قَد بِعتُ عَبدي وَحِصاني وَقَدْ
أَصبحتُI have become لاnot فوقيabove me ولاand not تحتيbelow me
أَصبحتُ لا فوقي ولا تحتي
I have sold my slave and my horse, and now
I sold my slave and my horse and now
I have nothing above me and nothing below me.
I have nothing above or below me