ولولاand were it not for حدودlimits الشيءthe thing ماnot امتازbecame distinct عينهits identity
ولولا حدود الشيء ما امتاز عينه
ولولاand were it not for حدوديmy limits ماnot عرفتُI knew حدوديmy limits
ولولا حدودي ما عرفتُ حدودي
And were it not for a thing’s limits, its identity would not be distinct.
And were it not for my limits, I would not have known my limits.
لقدindeed عشتُI lived أيّاماًdays بغيرwithout منازعٍa rival
لقد عشتُ أيّاماً بغير منازعٍ
ولمand not أكI was محسوداًenvied لغيرby other than حسودan envious person
ولم أك محسوداً لغير حسود
Indeed, I lived for days without a rival,
And I was envied by none but the envious.
Translation model: Sol 6.1