هذيthese الشوارعthe streets لاno شوارعstreets غيرهاother than them
هذي الشوارع لا شوارع غيرها
ستٌsix بستٍّby six عرضهاtheir width شباراhandspans
ستٌ بستٍّ عرضها شبارا
These are the streets—there are no others.
Their width is six by six handspans.
قدindeed شاركshared with الحيوانthe animal فيهاin them معشرَthe community of الاbeginning of 'the human being'
قد شارك الحيوان فيها معشرَ الا
نسانremainder of 'the human being' حيثas; where سرىtraveled بهاalong them وساراand walked
نسان حيث سرى بها وسارا
In them, the animal has shared space with the community of human-
kind, as it traveled along them and walked.
بُعداًperdition! لهاto it منof; as شركةٍa company ملعونةٍaccursed
بُعداً لها من شركةٍ ملعونةٍ
قدindeed أورثتناhas bequeathed us حطةًabasement وصِغاراand humiliation
قد أورثتنا حطةً وصِغارا
Away with it, that accursed company!
It has indeed bequeathed us abasement and humiliation.
كمhow often قدindeed سألناwe asked فسخهاits dissolution فيجيبناand he answers us
كم قد سألنا فسخها فيجيبنا
ذوthe one possessing الشأنauthority منwho ذاthat one يمنعprevents لاnot; no قدراa decree; fate
ذو الشأن من ذا يمنع لا قدرا
How often we have asked for its dissolution, only to be answered
by the man in charge: 'Who can prevent ...?' [The ending, literally 'not a decree,' is unclear.]
Sol 6.1