كماjust as خطtraced الكتابthe writing بكفwith a hand يوماone day
كما خط الكتاب بكف يوما
يهوديa Jew يقاربbrings close together أوor يزيلseparates
يهودي يقارب أو يزيل
Just as, one day, the book was traced by the hand
As a text was traced one day by the hand of
of a Jew, setting its letters close—or effacing them—
a Jew, drawing its letters together or apart;
علىon أنthat المصيرthe coming or arrival بهاat it إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle
على أن المصير بها إذا ما
أعادturned back الطرفthe gaze يعجمexamines or deciphers أوor يقيلrests at noon
أعاد الطرف يعجم أو يقيل
though what becomes of her is that whenever
yet, on coming there, whenever
he turns his gaze back, he dots a letter or cancels it.
he turns his gaze back, he examines it or rests at noon.
Sol 6.1