أَلاlisten! قُلsay لِلمَريضِto the sick one القَلبِthe heart مَهلاًwait a while
أَلا قُل لِلمَريضِ القَلبِ مَهلاً
فَإِنَّfor indeed السَيفَthe sword قَدindeed ضَمِنَguaranteed الشِفاءَthe cure
فَإِنَّ السَيفَ قَد ضَمِنَ الشِفاءَ
Listen: tell the sick at heart, 'Wait a while.'
Alas! Tell the sick at heart to have patience,
For the sword has indeed guaranteed the cure.
For the sword has guaranteed healing.
وَلَمand never أَرَI have seen كَالنِفاقِlike hypocrisy شَكاةَan ailment غِرٍّof a simpleton
وَلَم أَرَ كَالنِفاقِ شَكاةَ غِرٍّ
وَلاnor كَدَمِlike the blood الوَريدِof the jugular vein لَهُfor him دَواءَa remedy
وَلا كَدَمِ الوَريدِ لَهُ دَواءَ
I have never seen a simpleton's ailment like hypocrisy,
I have not seen hypocrisy complain of harm,
Nor a remedy for him like the blood of the jugular vein.
Nor does the bleeding vein have a remedy.
وَقَدand indeed دَمّىbloodied النَجيعُgore هُناكَthere أَرضاًearth
وَقَد دَمّى النَجيعُ هُناكَ أَرضاً
وَقَدand indeed شَمَلَenveloped العَجاجُswirling dust بِهِin it سَماءَsky
وَقَد شَمَلَ العَجاجُ بِهِ سَماءَ
And gore has bloodied the earth there,
The stars have bloodied the earth over there,
And swirling dust has enveloped the sky there.
And the Pleiades have covered the sky with it.
وَديسَand was trodden بِهِin it اِنحِطاطاًin descent بَطنُthe floor وادٍof a valley
وَديسَ بِهِ اِنحِطاطاً بَطنُ وادٍ
مُذsince أَعشَبَgrew lush شَعرُthe hair لِحيَتِهِof his beard ضَراءَa thicket
مُذ أَعشَبَ شَعرُ لِحيَتِهِ ضَراءَ
And there a valley floor was trodden in descent,
The belly of the valley has become low with it
Since the hair of his beard grew lush as a thicket.
Since the hair of his beard grew gray.
Sol 6.1