لبثناwe waited طويلاًa long time ثمthen جاءhe came بمذقةwith a little diluted milk
لبثنا طويلاً ثم جاء بمذقة
كماءlike the fluid of السلاthe birth-sac فيin جانبthe side of القعبthe wooden bowl أثلماchipped
كماء السلا في جانب القعب أثلما
We waited a long time; then he came with a little diluted milk,
We lingered long, and then he came with a taste
Like the fluid of the birth-sac, in one side of a chipped wooden bowl.
Like the water of Salsabil by the side of Tuba's vale