ماnot رأَيناwe have seen مثالَthe like of ذاthis اليومِthe day يوماًa day
ما رأَينا مثالَ ذا اليومِ يوماً
صحّproved true فيهon it تناقُضُcontradiction الأَمْثالِthe proverbs
صحّ فيه تناقُضُ الأَمْثالِ
We have never seen a day like this day.
Never before have we seen the day
On it, the contradiction of proverbs proved true.
When proverbs contradict themselves this way,
صارcame to فيهon it الغِرْبالُthe sieve يُمْسِكُhold ماءًwater
صار فيه الغِرْبالُ يُمْسِكُ ماءً
منwho رأَىhas seen الماءَthe water قَطُّever فيin الغِربالِthe sieve
من رأَى الماءَ قَطُّ في الغِربالِ
On it, the sieve came to hold water.
When sieves begin to hold back water,
Who has ever seen water in a sieve?
Since when does water in sieves occur?
Sol 6.1