أَتَرَىdo you think أَنتَyou يَابنَO son of عمرانَImran أَجدَاfore- (begins ‘forefathers’)
أَتَرَى أَنتَ يَابنَ عمرانَ أَجدَا
دُكَ-fathers of yours (completes ‘your forefathers’) كانواthey were يَدرُونَthey knew مَاwhat بَهرَاءُBahra
دُكَ كانوا يَدرُونَ مَا بَهرَاءُ
Do you, O son of Imran, think your fore-
Do you see, O son of Imran, how ignorant they were?
fathers knew what Bahra was?
Your forefathers did not know who Bahraa' was.
لَوif سُئِلُواthey were asked ماwhat كانَwas بهراءُBahra قالواthey would say
لَو سُئِلُوا ما كانَ بهراءُ قالوا
هُوَit إِمَّاeither بَقلٌan herb وَإِمَّاor دَوَاءُa medicine
هُوَ إِمَّا بَقلٌ وَإِمَّا دَوَاءُ
If asked what Bahra was, they would say:
If asked who Bahraa' was, they would have said:
It is either an herb or a medicine.
"He is either some vegetables or medicine."
Sol 6.1