قدindeed كنتُI was فيin كَنَفِthe shelter of الخُمولِobscurity مُنَعَّماًliving at ease
قد كنتُ في كَنَفِ الخُمولِ مُنَعَّماً
والآنand now أتْعَبنِيwearied me الْعَنَاhardship لمَّاwhen حَضَرْit arrived
والآن أتْعَبنِي الْعَنَا لمَّا حَضَرْ
I once lived at ease in the shelter of obscurity.
And now hardship has worn me out upon its arrival.
كالحَرْفِlike a letter فَرَّfled منfrom الْتقاءِthe meeting of السَّاكنَيْthe two vowelless letters (continued)
كالحَرْفِ فَرَّ من الْتقاءِ السَّاكنَيْ
نِcompletes “the two vowelless letters” لعُسْرِbecause of difficulty نُطْقٍpronunciation فيin التَّلفُّظِutterance فانْكَسَرْand so was broken (given a kasra)
نِ لعُسْرِ نُطْقٍ في التَّلفُّظِ فانْكَسَرْ
Like a letter that fled the meeting of two vowelless
letters, owing to difficulty in pronunciation, and so was broken—given a kasra.
Sol 6.1