أيّwhat شيءthing ياO سيديmy master يبلغreaches الناthe people (first part)
أيّ شيء يا سيدي يبلغ النا
سcompletion of 'people' ويصطادهمand catches them بكلّin every مكانplace
س ويصطادهم بكلّ مكان
What thing, my master, reaches the peo-
What is it, my lord, that reaches far,
ple and catches them everywhere?
And hunts them down wherever they are,
وهوand it ذوpossessing حافرٍa hoof يسيرmoves along ويسريand travels by night
وهو ذو حافرٍ يسير ويسري
كلّevery وقتtime وليسand is not كالحيوانlike an animal
كلّ وقت وليس كالحيوان
And it has a hoof, moves along, and travels by night
With hooves that trot and gallop free,
At all times, and is not like an animal.
At any time, yet no beast is he,
ملحدa heretic لاnot يزالceases فيwithin شرعةreligious law الدِّيthe religion (first part)
ملحد لا يزال في شرعة الدِّي
نcompletion of 'religion' وإنand although كانَit is ليسnot بالإنسانa human being
ن وإن كانَ ليس بالإنسان
A heretic, ever within the law of reli-
An atheist still held by creed,
gion, though it is not a human being.
Though not quite human, it is decreed.
Sol 6.1