هذاthis زمانٌan age عارمٌharsh منْfrom يُبسهِits dryness
هذا زمانٌ عارمٌ منْ يُبسهِ
ترىyou see اللئيمَthe base man ينتقيchooses منfrom جنسهِhis own kind
ترى اللئيمَ ينتقي من جنسهِ
This is an age made harsh by its dryness.
You see the base man choosing from his own kind.
يُصبحُhe begins the day منfrom صبيانهِhis children وعُرسهand his wife
يُصبحُ من صبيانهِ وعُرسه
مُستأثراًkeeping exclusively for himself بخبزهwith his bread ودبسهِand his date syrup
مُستأثراً بخبزه ودبسهِ
He begins the day withholding from his children and his wife
his bread and his date syrup, keeping them for himself.
Sol 6.1