رَغيفُهُhis loaf مِنfrom ذَرَّةٍa speck
رَغيفُهُ مِن ذَرَّةٍ
يَصنَعُهhe makes it أوor أَصْغَراsmaller
يَصنَعُه أو أَصْغَرا
His loaf—from a speck
he makes it, or something smaller,
مُبَيَّتاًkept overnight مُلَفَّفاًwrapped
مُبَيَّتاً مُلَفَّفاً
مُبَريَقاًpolished مُبَيْكَراrounded with compasses
مُبَريَقاً مُبَيْكَرا
kept overnight and wrapped,
polished and rounded with compasses.
لَوif جازَit passed فيthrough عَينِthe eye of الّذيthe one who
لَو جازَ في عَينِ الّذي
يَأكلهُeats it لَماwould not دَرَىknow
يَأكلهُ لَما دَرَى
Were it to pass through the eye of the one
who eats it, he would not know;
أوor بَلَعَswallowed الصَّائمُthe fasting man ألthou- (first part of 'thousand')
أو بَلَعَ الصَّائمُ أل
فاً-sand (remainder of 'thousand') مثلَهُlike it ماnot أَفْطَراhe broke his fast
فاً مثلَهُ ما أَفْطَرا
or if a fasting man swallowed a thou-
sand like it, he would not break his fast.
كأَنَّماas though خَبَّازُهُits baker
كأَنَّما خَبَّازُهُ
بهwith it تَحَدَّىhe challenged البَشَراmankind
به تَحَدَّى البَشَرا
It is as though its baker
has challenged mankind with it:
فَهاتِso come قُلsay أَعَرَضاًan accident (attribute)?
فَهاتِ قُل أَعَرَضاً
تَجِدْهُyou find it أَمْor جَوْهَراa substance
تَجِدْهُ أَمْ جَوْهَرا
So come, say: is it an accident
you find it, or a substance?
Sol 6.1