فَالْعَيْنُ مَرْهَى لِرَهْنِهِ وَيَدِي تَقْصُرُ عَنْ أَنْ تَفُكَّ مَرْوَدَهَا
The eye longs for the pledged implement, while my hand cannot redeem it.
The eye’s need is placed against the hand’s inability. “My hand falls short” is a figurative way of saying that the speaker lacks the means to pay. The contrast turns an economic problem into a vivid bodily image.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle, Its Compensation, and the Judge’s Dinar
فَالْعَيْنُ مَرْهَى لِرَهْنِهِ وَيَدِي تَقْصُرُ عَنْ أَنْ تَفُكَّ مَرْوَدَهَا
The eye longs for the pledged implement, while my hand cannot redeem it.
The eye’s need is placed against the hand’s inability. “My hand falls short” is a figurative way of saying that the speaker lacks the means to pay. The contrast turns an economic problem into a vivid bodily image.