Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
هلاک جرعه ای آب و اسیر لقمه ای نان است
English translation:
dying for a sip of water and struggling for a morsel of bread
Persian (Farsi) term
هلاک جرعه ای آب و اسیر لقمه ای نان است
My problem with this structure is that, at least according to my knowledge, هلاک is an abstract noun which can't be a person but اسیر is a concrete noun which indeed does refer to a person.
Which, at least for me, makes the whole thing hard to grasp.
The whole verse:
شب و روزش کشد زحمت ، ندارد مقصدی معلوم
هلاک جرعه ای آب و اسیر لقمه ای نان است
ولیکن شکر عیسی را که آمد از سما بهرش
بداد او آن نجاتی را که دور از عقل انسان است
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
PS I won't post the full lyrics this time as they are here:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/farsi_persian_to_english/poetry_li...
| 5 +10 | dying for a sip of water and struggling for a morsel of bread |
Farzad Akmali
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| 5 +2 | be crave for a gulp of water and captive for a morsel of bread |
Ebrahim Golavar
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Oct 1, 2010 10:45: Ali Beikian changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Proposed translations
Commited to quality, Commited to you!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
dying for a sip of water and struggling for a morsel of bread
professional, reliable and on time
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, PersianOld(ca600-400B.C.) to English, and 13 more.
be crave for a gulp of water and captive for a morsel of bread
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Edward Plaisance Jr
: be craving...
12 hrs
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thanks a lot
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Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
1 day 4 hrs
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