أقولI say وقدand already قالواthey said نراكwe see you مقطباًfrowning
أقول وقد قالوا نراك مقطباً
إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle ادّعىclaims دينthe creed of الهوىlove غيرsomeone other than أهلهits rightful adherents
إذا ما ادّعى دين الهوى غير أهله
I say, after they have said, “We see you frowning”:
I say what they have said, we see you frowning
“When one unworthy of it claims the creed of love,
When the religion of love is claimed by the unworthy
يحقit is right لدودfor the worms of القزsilk يقتلto kill نفسهitself
يحق لدود القز يقتل نفسه
إذاif جاءbrings forth بيتthe house العنكبوتof the spider بمثلهits like
إذا جاء بيت العنكبوت بمثله
the silkworm has the right to kill itself
It is right for the worm of silk to kill itself
if the spider’s web produces its equal.”
When the spider's home finds its equal
Sol 6.1