طيلسانa taylasan cloak لوif كانit were لفظاan utterance إذاthen ماnot
طيلسان لو كان لفظا إذا ما
شكwould doubt خلقanyone فيabout أنَّهthat it is بهتانُa falsehood
شك خلق في أنَّه بهتانُ
A taylasan cloak—if it were an utterance, then no
one would doubt that it was a lie.
فهوfor it is كالطُّورlike Mount Sinai إذwhen تجلَّىrevealed Himself لهto it اللّهGod
فهو كالطُّور إذ تجلَّى له اللّه
فَهدَّتso were shattered قواهits strength والأركانُand the pillars
فَهدَّت قواه والأركانُ
For it is like Mount Sinai when God revealed Himself to it,
so its strength and pillars were shattered.
ياO ابنson of حربHarb فكيفhow, then يبقىendure علىunder البذeveryday wear (first fragment)
يا ابن حرب فكيف يبقى على البذ
لةeveryday wear (final fragment) ثوبa garment يذوبmelts away وهوwhile it يصانُis preserved
لة ثوب يذوب وهو يصانُ
O son of Harb, how, then, can it endure everyday wear—
a garment that melts away even while being preserved?
ياO ابنson of حربHarb لقدindeed رفوناهwe have darned it حتىuntil
يا ابن حرب لقد رفوناه حتى
بقيremained الرفوthe darning وانقضىand was gone الطيلسانthe taylasan cloak
بقي الرفو وانقضى الطيلسان
O son of Harb, indeed we have darned it until
the darning remained, and the taylasan was gone.
Sol 6.1