مِنfrom سَبَأَSaba الحاضِرينَthose dwelling in مأرِبَMa’rib إِذwhen
مِن سَبَأَ الحاضِرينَ مأرِبَ إِذ
يَبنونَthey were building مِنfrom دونِin front of سَيلِهِits flood العَرِماthe dam
يَبنونَ مِن دونِ سَيلِهِ العَرِما
From Saba, those dwelling in Ma’rib, when
From Saba of those present at Ma'rib, when
they were building the dam to hold back its flood.
They built, beyond its flooding, lofty dikes