كانَ اِبنُ ذَكوانَ مَطوِيّاً عَلى حُرَقٍ

كانَ اِبنُ ذَكوانَ مَطوِيّاً عَلى حُرَقٍ

فَقَد تَبَيَّنَ لَمّا كُشِّفَ الحُرَقُ

فَقَد تَبَيَّنَ لَمّا كُشِّفَ الحُرَقُ

Ibn Dhakwān lay folded over burning rancors;

Ibn Dhakwan harbored burning resentments within;

he stood revealed when those rancors were laid bare.

And he stood revealed when those resentments were laid bare.

وَكانَ ذا خُلُقٍ لا دينَ يَخلِطُهُ

وَكانَ ذا خُلُقٍ لا دينَ يَخلِطُهُ

فَأَصبَحَ اليَومَ لا دينٌ وَلا خُلُقُ

فَأَصبَحَ اليَومَ لا دينٌ وَلا خُلُقُ

He once had character, with no faith mixed into it;

And he once had character, unmixed with religion;

and today he has neither faith nor character.

But today he has neither religion nor character.