ليَI have زرعa crop أتىcame عليهupon it الجرادُthe locusts
ليَ زرع أتى عليه الجرادُ
عادنيvisited me مذsince رُزئتُهI suffered its loss العُوّادُvisitors to the sick
عادني مذ رُزئتُه العُوّادُ
I had a crop that locusts laid waste.
Since I lost it, visitors have been calling on me.
كنتI was أرجوhoping for حصادهits harvest فأتاهbut there came to it
كنت أرجو حصاده فأتاه
قبلbefore أنthat يبلغit reaches الحصادَharvest time حصادُa harvest
قبل أن يبلغ الحصادَ حصادُ
I had hoped to reap it, but there came upon it
a harvest before it reached harvest time.
Sol 6.1