غابةُforest الظُّلمoppression سَرَتْtraveled by night منهاfrom it الضَّواريthe beasts of prey
غابةُ الظُّلم سَرَتْ منها الضَّواري
حينwhen لاnot يقوىhas the strength علىfor الإدلاجnight travel ساريa night traveler
حين لا يقوى على الإدلاج ساري
From the forest of oppression, beasts of prey set out by night,
The beasts have fled the dark forest
when no night traveler has the strength to journey by night.
when the torch could no longer illuminate the path.
غابةٌa forest ماnot أخرجتْbrought forth إلاexcept وحوشاًbeasts
غابةٌ ما أخرجتْ إلا وحوشاً
تتشهّىcrave مَضْغَchewing أكبادlivers الصِّغارthe little ones
تتشهّى مَضْغَ أكباد الصِّغار
A forest that brought forth nothing but beasts
A forest that produced only monsters
that crave chewing the livers of little ones.
who relish in devouring the livers of the young.
خرجتemerged منfrom غابةforest الظُّلمoppression نهاراًby day
خرجت من غابة الظُّلم نهاراً
كمساءٍlike evening، ومساءًand by evening كنهارِlike day
كمساءٍ، ومساءً كنهارِ
They emerged from the forest of oppression by day,
It emerged from the darkness forest in daylight
as though it were evening, and by evening as though it were day.
like an evening, and like a morning evening.
لبستwore ثوبينtwo robes ثوباًa robe منof بريقٍglitter
لبست ثوبين ثوباً من بريقٍ
يخدعdeceives الناسpeople، وثوباًand a robe منof سُعارrabid frenzy
يخدع الناس، وثوباً من سُعار
They wore two robes: one of glitter
It wore two garments, a garment of glitter
that deceives people, and another of rabid frenzy.
that deceives people, and a garment of flames.
كشفتrevealed أنيابُهاtheir fangs عنabout خلجاتٍinner stirrings
كشفت أنيابُها عن خلجاتٍ
تعشقlove الظلمَoppression وتهفوand yearn للدَّمارfor destruction
تعشق الظلمَ وتهفو للدَّمار
Their fangs revealed inner stirrings
Its fangs revealed hidden desires
that love oppression and yearn for destruction.
that love injustice and crave destruction.
تأكلdevour الأخضرَthe green واليابسَand the dry، ترميpelt
تأكل الأخضرَ واليابسَ، ترمي
كلَّeveryone منwhom تلقاهmeet him فيon الدَّرْبthe road بنارwith fire
كلَّ من تلقاه في الدَّرْب بنار
They devour the green and the dry, pelting
It eats the green and the dry, throwing
everyone they meet on the road with fire.
everyone it meets on the road into fire.
ماnot لهاfor them حِسٌّfeeling ولاand no عَقْلٌreason يُريهاshows them
ما لها حِسٌّ ولا عَقْلٌ يُريها
سوءَthe harm ماwhat يَجْلِبُهbrings it هَدْمُdestruction الدِّيارhomes
سوءَ ما يَجْلِبُه هَدْمُ الدِّيار
They have neither feeling nor reason to show them
It has no senses or mind to show it
the harm brought by the destruction of homes.
the evil of demolishing homes.
كلَّماwhenever لاحتappeared لهاto them أشجارُtrees روضٍa garden
كلَّما لاحت لها أشجارُ روضٍ
يانعاتٌflourishing، طَوَّقَتْهاencircled them بحصارwith a siege
يانعاتٌ، طَوَّقَتْها بحصار
Whenever a garden's trees appear before them,
Whenever it saw the trees of a blossoming garden
flourishing, they lay siege to them.
it besieged them with a blockade.
ومضتand went on تقتلعuprooting الأشجارَthe trees حتىuntil
ومضت تقتلع الأشجارَ حتى
تَبْلُغَreach الغايةَthe goal منof جَنْيharvesting الثِّمارthe fruits
تَبْلُغَ الغايةَ من جَنْي الثِّمار
And they go on uprooting the trees until
And it kept uprooting the trees until
they reach their goal of harvesting the fruit.
it achieved its purpose of reaping the fruits.
تُشعلset ablaze الحقلthe field الذيwhich ترتعgraze فيهin it
تُشعل الحقل الذي ترتع فيه
ثمthen تمضيleave عنهaway from it منfrom غيرwithout اعتذارan apology
ثم تمضي عنه من غير اعتذار
They set fire to the field in which they graze,
It ignites the field it grazes in
then leave it without apology.
then moves on from it without apology.
تعشقlove الإفسادَspreading corruption فيon الأرضthe earth وتأبىand refuse
تعشق الإفسادَ في الأرض وتأبى
أنto ترىsee أرضland سواهاother than theirs فيin ازدهارprosperity
أن ترى أرض سواها في ازدهار
They love spreading corruption on earth and refuse
It loves corruption on earth and refuses
to see any land but their own flourishing.
to see any land but its own flourishing.
تَرِدُcome to النَّبْعَthe spring، فماso not ترحلdepart إلاّexcept
تَرِدُ النَّبْعَ، فما ترحل إلاّ
وهوand it يشكوcomplains منof فسادٍpollution وانحسارand depletion
وهو يشكو من فسادٍ وانحسار
They come to the spring and never leave
It exhausts the spring, and does not leave
without it lamenting pollution and depletion.
except with it complaining of corruption and depletion.
ربَّماperhaps ترحمshow mercy to بالقتلby killing صغيراًa child
ربَّما ترحم بالقتل صغيراً
وبثوبand with a robe الموتdeath تكسوclothe جسمَthe body عاريa naked person
وبثوب الموت تكسو جسمَ عاري
Perhaps they show mercy by killing a child,
It may show mercy by killing a child
and clothe a naked person's body in the robe of death.
and clothing a naked body in death's garb.
ربَّماperhaps تحنوshow tenderness علىtoward الناسpeople، ولكنْand yet
ربَّما تحنو على الناس، ولكنْ
بالصَّواريخwith missiles وآلاتِand devices انشطارِfission
بالصَّواريخ وآلاتِ انشطارِ
Perhaps they are tender toward people—but
It may pity people, but only
with missiles and fission devices.
with missiles and explosive devices.
وإذاand when ماan emphatic particle أسرفتْwas excessive فيin العطفaffection ألْقَتْdropped
وإذا ما أسرفتْ في العطف ألْقَتْ
بعناقيدِwith clusters الرَّدىdeath فيinto كلِّevery دارhome
بعناقيدِ الرَّدى في كلِّ دار
And when they lavish affection, they drop
And when it becomes excessive in kindness
clusters of death into every home.
it hurls clusters of havoc in every house.
ربَّماperhaps تُحْسِنُshow kindness للجارِto the neighbor، ولكنand yet
ربَّما تُحْسِنُ للجارِ، ولكن
بالذيwith what تُحْسِنُdo well منof سوءbadness الجوارneighborliness
بالذي تُحْسِنُ من سوء الجوار
Perhaps they are kind to their neighbor—but
It may do good for a neighbor, but
with what they do so well: being bad neighbors.
with the harm of bad neighborhood.
ياO وحوشَbeasts الغابةِthe forest السوداءَblack، إنَّاindeed we
يا وحوشَ الغابةِ السوداءَ، إنَّا
لمnot نعدwe continue فيabout سوءِthe evil مَسْراكِyour night journey نُماريwe dispute
لم نعد في سوءِ مَسْراكِ نُماري
O beasts of the black forest, we
O beasts of the black forest, we
no longer dispute the evil of your nightly course.
no longer acquiesce to your evil habitation.
بينbetween أنيابكِyour fangs أشلاءُtorn remains الضحاياthe victims
بين أنيابكِ أشلاءُ الضحايا
وعلىand on شِدْقَيْكِyour mouth's two corners آثارُtraces احمرارِredness
وعلى شِدْقَيْكِ آثارُ احمرارِ
Between your fangs lie the torn remains of victims,
Between your fangs are the remains of victims
and both corners of your mouth bear traces of red.
and on your cheeks are the marks of redness.
كُلُّall مَنْwho فيon هذهthis الأرضearth يراهاsees it
كُلُّ مَنْ في هذه الأرض يراها
رَأْيَsight عينٍan eye، بعدafter تمزيقِtearing apart السِّتارِthe veil
رَأْيَ عينٍ، بعد تمزيقِ السِّتارِ
Everyone on this earth sees it
Everyone on this earth sees it
with their own eyes, after the veil is torn away.
with their own eyes, after tearing down the curtains.
افرحيrejoice بالوهمin illusion، تيهيstrut proudly فيin غرورٍconceit
افرحي بالوهم، تيهي في غرورٍ
عَرْبديrun riot فيin الجوِّthe sky، غُوصيdive فيinto البحارِthe seas
عَرْبدي في الجوِّ، غُوصي في البحارِ
Rejoice in illusion; swagger in conceit.
Rejoice in your delusions, wander in arrogance
Run riot in the sky; dive into the seas.
chatter in the air, dive into the seas.
سوفwill تلقيْنyou receive منfrom اللهGod جزاءًrecompense
سوف تلقيْن من الله جزاءً
عاجلاًswiftly، يُلْقيكِcasts you فيinto نارthe fire البَوَارruin
عاجلاً، يُلْقيكِ في نار البَوَار
You will receive from God a recompense
You will soon receive retribution from God,
that comes swiftly and casts you into the fire of ruin.
throwing you into the hellfire.
أبْشريreceive glad tidings ياO غابةَforest الظُّلْمِoppression بخوفٍof fear
أبْشري يا غابةَ الظُّلْمِ بخوفٍ
وارتكاسٍand a plunge فيinto الرّزايَاcalamities وانكسارand defeat
وارتكاسٍ في الرّزايَا وانكسار
Rejoice, O forest of oppression, at tidings of fear
Rejoice, O forest of darkness, in fear
and a plunge into calamities, and defeat.
and retreat in sins and destruction.
سَطْوَةُcoercive power الظالمthe oppressor، دَرْبٌa path للمآسيto tragedies
سَطْوَةُ الظالم، دَرْبٌ للمآسي
ينتهيhe ends up فيهon it إلىin ذُلّhumiliation وعارِand disgrace
ينتهي فيه إلى ذُلّ وعارِ
The oppressor's might is a road to tragedies,
The tyranny of the unjust is a path to tragedies
on which he ends up in humiliation and disgrace.
that ends in humiliation and disgrace.
إنَّماnothing but الظُّلْمُoppression طريقthe path الموتِdeath، مهماno matter what
إنَّما الظُّلْمُ طريق الموتِ، مهما
حَقَّقachieved الظالمُthe oppressor منof وَهْمِillusion انتصارِvictory
حَقَّق الظالمُ من وَهْمِ انتصارِ
Oppression is nothing but the road to death, whatever
Oppression is but the path of death, no matter
illusion of victory the oppressor may achieve.
what delusions of victory the unjust realize.
Sol 6.1