إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle نقلtransports الدَّهقاthe dehqan (landowner; word continues)
إذا ما نقل الدَّهقا
نُcompletes the word 'dehqan' غلاَّتِharvests الرساتيقِthe rural districts
نُ غلاَّتِ الرساتيقِ
When the dehqan transports
When the pangs of hunger are carried,
the harvests of the rural districts,
Through the alleys’ narrow ways,
فكمthen how many منof نعمةٍa blessing بيضاwhite (word continues)
فكم من نعمةٍ بيضا
ءcompletes the word 'white' فيin سودِblack الجواليقِthe sacks
ء في سودِ الجواليقِ
how many a white blessing
How many favours turn paltry,
lies in the black sacks!
Amid blackened pots and trays.
Sol 6.1