إذاwhen طرقcame knocking الأمرthe trouble بالمغِلقاwith the baffling difficulties (word continues)
إذا طرق الأمر بالمغِلقا
تplural ending of the preceding word يتْناunclear as written; ending ـنا means “us” وضاقand grew short بهbecause of it المَهِلُthe time for deliberation
ت يتْنا وضاق به المَهِلُ
When trouble came knocking with baffling difficulties,
[Unclear wording], and the time for deliberation grew short because of it,
وقالand said المُذَمِّرُthe examiner of newborn camels للناتجينto the calving attendants
وقال المُذَمِّرُ للناتجين
متىwhen دُمِّرتْwere destroyed (as written) قبلِيَbefore me الارجلُthe legs
متى دُمِّرتْ قبلِيَ الارجلُ
And the examiner of newborn camels said to the calving attendants,
“When were the legs destroyed before me?”
Sol 6.1