لقدindeed عشتُI have lived فيin ذاthis القرنcentury خمسينfifty حجةyears
لقد عشتُ في ذا القرن خمسين حجة
فإنىfor indeed I رأيتhave seen الفقرpoverty ذلthe humiliation of معاشlivelihood
فإنى رأيت الفقر ذل معاش
Indeed, I have lived fifty years in this century.
I have lived fifty years in this life
For I have found poverty to be humiliation in one's livelihood.
I have seen poverty, a disgraceful living
وأقبحُand worst ذلاin humiliation فيamong الورىhumankind ذلthe humiliation of مقترa pauper
وأقبحُ ذلا في الورى ذل مقتر
يجيئكhe comes to you جوعاناhungry بذلِّwith the shabbiness of رياشclothing
يجيئك جوعانا بذلِّ رياش
And the worst humiliation among humankind is a pauper's humiliation:
But the ugliest disgrace in life is the disgrace of borrowing
He comes to you hungry, in shabby attire.
Coming to you starved, with the disgrace of pleading