«تَخَذْتُهَا وُصْلَةً إِلَى مَا / تُجْنِيهِ كَفِّي مَتَى اشْتَهَيْتُ»
I made these devices a means of reaching whatever gain my hand would collect whenever I wished.
Wuṣlah means a way or means to a goal; tujnīhi evokes gathering fruit or produce, here transferred to financial gain. Kaffī, “my hand,” represents what a person earns or receives.
The verse clarifies motivation. His performance did entertain, but it was also designed to produce material advantage. Artistic skill and misleading others for gain are distinct dimensions of the same action.