شكوتI complained لسيديto my master مقامresidence in أرضa land
شكوت لسيدي مقام أرض
تجنبshuns أهلهاits people العيشliving الرغيدcomfortable
تجنب أهلها العيش الرغيد
I complained to my master of dwelling in a land
Where a life of ease shuns its people.
نزلتI lodged أبادAbad بيغBeg فانبدغناand we became begrimed
نزلت أباد بيغ فانبدغنا
بهin it مذsince كظتناoppressed us البردthe cold الشديدsevere
به مذ كظتنا البرد الشديد
I lodged at Abad Beg, and we became begrimed
There, since the bitter cold oppressed us.
فذيso this سبخاؤهits salt flat بيضاءwhite ملحsalt
فذي سبخاؤه بيضاء ملح
وأوجهناand our faces منfrom الدخانthe smoke سودblack
وأوجهنا من الدخان سود
So here is its salt flat, white with salt,
And our faces are black from smoke.