ونَحْنُ مَنَعْنَا البَحْرَ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا بِهِ
وقَدْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَاؤُهُ بِمَكَانِ
And we kept the sea from them, lest they drink from it,
Though once its water had lain within your reach.
Sol 5.6
ونَحْنُ مَنَعْنَا البَحْرَ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا بِهِ
وقَدْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَاؤُهُ بِمَكَانِ
And we kept the sea from them, lest they drink from it,
Though once its water had lain within your reach.
Sol 5.6