وَعِلقٍand a beloved تَعَلَّقتُهُI became attached to him بَعدَafter ماthat
وَعِلقٍ تَعَلَّقتُهُ بَعدَ ما
غَداbecame مِنهُof his كُلُّevery جَديدٍnew thing خَليعاworn-out
غَدا مِنهُ كُلُّ جَديدٍ خَليعا
And I attached myself to a notable man, after
And a beloved I grew attached to, after
every new thing he owned had become a castoff.
every new thing of his had grown threadbare.
لَهُhe has ضَيعَةٌan estate كُلَّماwhenever أَمحَلَتit became barren
لَهُ ضَيعَةٌ كُلَّما أَمحَلَت
يَعيشُhe lives وَإِنand if أَخصَبَتit became fertile ماتَhe died جوعاof hunger
يَعيشُ وَإِن أَخصَبَت ماتَ جوعا
He has an estate: whenever it turns barren,
He has an estate: whenever it turns barren,
he lives; but if it grows fertile, he dies of hunger.
he lives; but if it grows fertile, he dies of hunger.
