ياO وقحshameless الوجهthe face جيدfine الحدقهthe eye's pupil
يا وقح الوجه جيد الحدقه
خستyou broke faith بوعديin the promise made to me وكنتand you were غيرnot ثقهtrustworthy
خست بوعدي وكنت غير ثقه
O shameless-faced, fine-eyed one,
O shameless one with bright eyes
You broke your promise to me and were untrustworthy.
You broke your promise and were untrustworthy
أينwhere نصيبيmy share منof الطعامthe food وماand not
أين نصيبي من الطعام وما
طمعتI hoped فيfor لعقةٍa lick منof المرقهthe broth
طمعت في لعقةٍ من المرقه
Where is my share of the food? And I did not
Where is my share of food when
Hope for even a lick of the broth.
I did not even crave a lick of broth
أشفقتyou were afraid منيof me وكانand would يقنعنيsatisfy me
أشفقت مني وكان يقنعني
عندكat your place ماwhat ليسdoes not يوجبwarrant الشفقهfear
عندك ما ليس يوجب الشفقه
You feared me, though I would have been content
You pitied me when there was no need
At your place with something that gave no cause for fear:
For pity with what you had
قطعةa piece لحمof meat فيin وزنthe weight of خردلةٍa mustard seed
قطعة لحم في وزن خردلةٍ
علىon رغيفٍa loaf كأنهas though it were ورقهa sheet of paper
على رغيفٍ كأنه ورقه
A piece of meat weighing as much as a mustard seed,
A piece of meat the weight of a mustard seed
On a loaf like a sheet of paper.
On bread as thin as paper