رأَيتُI saw بِلادَlands الشرقِthe East فيin كلevery حالةٍcondition
رأَيتُ بِلادَ الشرقِ في كل حالةٍ
بلاءًaffliction وشَرّاًand evil فاضَoverflowed مِكيالُهُits measure الوافيthe full
بلاءً وشَرّاً فاضَ مِكيالُهُ الوافي
I saw the lands of the East, in every condition,
I have seen the lands of the East in every state
As affliction and evil, whose full measure overflowed.
Afflicted with woes overflowing their full measure
فرَخّمso truncate علىaccording to غيرِother than القياسِthe grammatical rule وقُلand say إِذاًthen
فرَخّم على غيرِ القياسِ وقُل إِذاً
بِلادٌlands بلاwithout دالٍthe letter dāl وشرقٌand East بلاwithout قافِthe letter qāf
بِلادٌ بلا دالٍ وشرقٌ بلا قافِ
So truncate contrary to the grammatical rule, and say then:
Consider then beyond all norms, and say:
“Lands” (bilād) without dāl, and “East” (sharq) without qāf.
Lands without guidance, an East without dawn.
Sol 6.1