بلادٌa land بهاin it خِصبٌplenty وغَصبٌand plunder تَسَاوَيَاwere equal
بلادٌ بها خِصبٌ وغَصبٌ تَسَاوَيَا
فلمso did not يَتَبيَّنbecome distinguishable فَقرهُاits poverty منfrom ثرائهاits wealth
فلم يَتَبيَّن فَقرهُا من ثرائها
A land where plenty and plunder were equal,
so its poverty could not be distinguished from its wealth.
كمثلِjust like عَروسِa bride السَّوءbadness لماonce تَعَطَّرَتshe perfumed herself
كمثلِ عَروسِ السَّوء لما تَعَطَّرَت
فَسَتshe farted فتلاشىso it vanished عطرُهاher perfume بِفُسَائِهاbecause of her flatulence
فَسَت فتلاشى عطرُها بِفُسَائِها
Like a wretched bride who, once she had perfumed herself,
farted, and her perfume was dispelled by her flatulence.
Translation model: Sol 6.1