Now, though, tragedy befalls her. Illness suddenly strikes the child, and soon he stops breathing.
فَكَانَتْ هِيَ وَٱبْنُهَا عَلَى شَفِيرِ ٱلْمَوْتِ جُوعًا لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَبَقَّ لَدَيْهِمَا إِلَّا وَجْبَةُ طَعَامٍ وَاحِدَةٌ .‏