لَمdid not يَشتَرِbuy الناسُthe people وَلاnor باعواthey sold
لَم يَشتَرِ الناسُ وَلا باعوا
خَيراًanything better منthan الخُبزِbread إذاwhen جاعواthey became hungry
خَيراً من الخُبزِ إذا جاعوا
People have neither bought nor sold
People did not buy or sell
anything better than bread when hungry.
Anything better than bread when they were hungry