وَاللَهِby God ماnot اِتَّخَذَhe took up الكتابَةَwriting حرفةًa profession
وَاللَهِ ما اِتَّخَذَ الكتابَةَ حرفةً
إِلّاexcept لِحُبِّfor love of الدُرجِthe scrolls وَالأَقلامِand the pens
إِلّا لِحُبِّ الدُرجِ وَالأَقلامِ
By God, he did not take up writing as a profession
By God, I did not take up writing as a profession
Except for love of scrolls and pens.
Except for love of paper and pens
Sol 6.1