أحمّلI make bear هذاthis الدهرage ذمblame صنيعهits deeds
أحمّل هذا الدهر ذم صنيعه
كماjust as يحملcarries العبدthe slave السياطthe whips ليُضرباso that he may be beaten
كما يحمل العبد السياط ليُضربا
I make this age bear the blame for its deeds,
I blame this age for its deeds
Just as a slave carries the whips so that he may be beaten.
As a slave carries the whips to be struck
ويشبهand it resembles عبدa slave السوءwickedness فيin كلall فعلهits doing
ويشبه عبد السوء في كل فعله
فيضربso it is beaten أحياناًat times وماand has not زالceased to be مذنباguilty
فيضرب أحياناً وما زال مذنبا
And it resembles a wicked slave in all it does:
And a bad slave is alike in his every act
So it is beaten at times, yet remains guilty.
So he is whipped at times though still guilty
Sol 6.1