إِذاif ماemphatic particle كانَthere is فيin بَيتيmy house رَغيفٌa loaf of bread
إِذا ما كانَ في بَيتي رَغيفٌ
فَذاكَthen that اليَومُthe day عِنديto me يَومُa day عُرسِa wedding
فَذاكَ اليَومُ عِندي يَومُ عُرسِ
If there is a loaf of bread in my house,
If there is bread in my house
Then that day, to me, is a wedding day.
That day for me is a wedding day
فَإِنbut if قَصُرَتfalls short يَديmy hand عَنهُof it لِعُدمٍbecause of poverty
فَإِن قَصُرَت يَدي عَنهُ لِعُدمٍ
رَجَعتُI turn back بِهاwith it إِلىto زادَsustenance التَأَسّيconsolation
رَجَعتُ بِها إِلى زادَ التَأَسّي
But if my hand falls short of it through poverty,
If my hand falls short of reaching it due to lack
I turn it back to the sustenance of consolation.
I retreat with it to the provision of condolence
وَلَمand did not أَسحَبI trail لِثَوبِof the robe القَصدِseeking aid ذَيلاًa hem
وَلَم أَسحَب لِثَوبِ القَصدِ ذَيلاً
وَلَوeven if سَحَبَdrags الطَوىhunger جِسميmy body لِرَمسيto my grave
وَلَو سَحَبَ الطَوى جِسمي لِرَمسي
Nor have I trailed the hem of the robe of seeking aid,
And I did not drag the tail of the dress of moderation
Even if hunger drags my body to my grave.
Even if the folds dragged my body to my death
لِأَنَّbecause المَوتَdeath أَسهَلُeasier مِنthan مُقامٍa position
لِأَنَّ المَوتَ أَسهَلُ مِن مُقامٍ
أُعَرِّضُI expose لِلتَوَسُّلِto begging فيهِin it نَفسيmyself
أُعَرِّضُ لِلتَوَسُّلِ فيهِ نَفسي
For death is easier than being in a position
Because death is easier than staying
Where I expose myself to begging.
In a state where I expose myself to begging