تركتI gave up نحتcarving القوافيthe rhymes منfrom معادنهاtheir mines
تركت نحت القوافي من معادنها
لأنbecause ليI have مقصداan aim أنthat تفهمunderstand البقرthe cattle
لأن لي مقصدا أن تفهم البقر
I gave up carving rhymes from their mines,
I left the rhymes' chiseling from their ores
For my aim is for the cattle to understand.
For I have a purpose that cows understand