وَلَقَدand indeed نَظَرتُI looked إِلىat الشَّموسِal-Shamus ودونهاand before her
وَلَقَد نَظَرتُ إِلى الشَّموسِ ودونها
حَرَجٌa prohibition منfrom الرّحمنِthe Most Merciful غَيرُnot قليلsmall
حَرَجٌ من الرّحمنِ غَيرُ قليل
Indeed, I gazed upon al-Shamus, though between us stood
I have gazed upon the suns and below them
no small prohibition from the Most Merciful.
Was a little unease from the Merciful
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أحسبُنيthinking myself كأغنىlike the least needy واحدٍperson
قَد كُنتُ أحسبُني كأغنى واحدٍ
وَرَدَcame to المدينةMedina عنof زراعةcultivating فولbroad beans
وَرَدَ المدينة عن زراعة فول
I had thought myself as little in need as any man
I used to think I was like the richest one
who came to Medina—of growing broad beans.
Yet the city turned away from growing beans
Sol 6.1