ياO أحمدAhmad بنson of سعيدٍSa'id لاdo not تَمتْdie جزعاًof anguish
يا أحمد بن سعيدٍ لا تَمتْ جزعاً
فالحبُّfor love طعمانِtwo tastes ممرورٌbitter ومعسولُand honey-sweet
فالحبُّ طعمانِ ممرورٌ ومعسولُ
O Ahmad son of Sa'id, do not die of anguish.
O Ahmad son of Sa'id, do not despair
For love has two tastes: bitter and honey-sweet.
For love has two flavors, bitter and sweet
فيهin it مصائبُcalamities منهاamong them ماwhat أُصبتُI was afflicted بهاby them
فيه مصائبُ منها ما أُصبتُ بها
وفيand in المصائبِcalamities للميزانfor the scales تثقيلُadded weight
وفي المصائبِ للميزان تثقيلُ
It holds calamities, some of which have struck me.
It has tribulations, some of which I have tasted
And calamities add weight to the scales.
And in tribulations, there is burden for the scale
نُبِّئْتُI was told أنَّthat محبَّاًMuhibb باتَspent the night كعثبُهاher fleshy vulva
نُبِّئْتُ أنَّ محبَّاً باتَ كعثبُها
زيداًZayd (accusative) وزيدٌand Zayd بحكمby the rule of النحوِgrammar مفعولُan object
زيداً وزيدٌ بحكم النحوِ مفعولُ
I was told that Muhibb's vulva spent the night as
I was told that a lover spent the night restless
“Zayd”—and Zayd, by the rules of grammar, is the object.
Like Zaid who grammatically is the object
باتتْshe spent the night عروساًa bride بأزواجٍwith husbands وباتَand there was that night لهاfor her
باتتْ عروساً بأزواجٍ وباتَ لها
عِرسٌa wedding لعمْرُكَby your life لمnot يشهدهُwitnessed it جبريلُGabriel
عِرسٌ لعمْرُكَ لم يشهدهُ جبريلُ
She spent the night a bride with husbands, and she had
She spent the night a bride with husbands
a wedding—by your life!—that Gabriel did not witness.
A wedding, by your life, unseen by Gabriel
غنَّتْshe sang نهاراًby day وباتتْand spent the night وهْيwhile she was زامرةٌplaying the pipe
غنَّتْ نهاراً وباتتْ وهْي زامرةٌ
حتىuntil الصباحِmorning وللأحوالِand circumstances have تحويلُchange
حتى الصباحِ وللأحوالِ تحويلُ
She sang by day and spent the night playing the pipe
She sang by day and spent the night singing
until morning—and circumstances change.
Until morning, for conditions change
قالتْshe said محبٌّMuhibb وقدand already عضَّbit الزيّارthe restraining clamp بهاinto her
قالتْ محبٌّ وقد عضَّ الزيّار بها
بينamong الندامىthe drinking companions وسيفُand the sword of النيكfucking مسلولُunsheathed
بين الندامى وسيفُ النيك مسلولُ
Muhibb said, with the restraining clamp biting into her,
The lover said, having bitten his nails in anguish
amid the drinking companions, the sword of fucking unsheathed:
Among the repentant, while the sword of virtue is sheathed
زلَّslipped الحِمارُthe donkey وكانتand was تيكَthat مُنْيَتُهhis wish
زلَّ الحِمارُ وكانت تيكَ مُنْيَتُه
إنindeed الحمارَthe donkey حمارُthe donkey of السوءِevil مَوْحُولmired
إن الحمارَ حمارُ السوءِ مَوْحُول
“The donkey slipped—that was his wish;
The donkey slipped, and it was as if it stumbled
the donkey, that wicked donkey, is mired.”
Verily the donkey, a donkey of ill omen, slipped
ياO أحمدAhmad بنson of سعيدٍSa'id لوif only بصُرتَyou had seen بهاher
يا أحمد بن سعيدٍ لو بصُرتَ بها
إذwhen الأكفُّthe hands لساقيهاfor her two legs خلاخيلُanklets
إذ الأكفُّ لساقيها خلاخيلُ
O Ahmad son of Sa'id, if only you had seen her
O Ahmad son of Sa'id, had you seen her
when hands were anklets around her legs!
With anklets on her legs like bells
ياO أحمدAhmad بنson of سعيدٍSa'id لوif only بصرتyou had seen بهاher
يا أحمد بن سعيدٍ لو بصرت بها
وذيلُهاand her hem لأيورِfor the cocks of القومِthe men منديلُa towel
وذيلُها لأيورِ القومِ منديلُ
O Ahmad son of Sa'id, if only you had seen her
O Ahmad son of Sa'id, had you seen her
with her hem a towel for the men's cocks!
Her train the handkerchief of the people
غداcame in the morning عليهاto her بنوsons of اللَّذاتِpleasures فابتذلواso they used freely
غدا عليها بنو اللَّذاتِ فابتذلوا
منof سُؤْلِthe desire of نفسكyour soul ماwhat صانguarded السراويلُthe trousers
من سُؤْلِ نفسك ما صان السراويلُ
The sons of pleasure came to her in the morning and made common use
The pleasure seekers came to her in the morning insulting
of what your soul desired, what her trousers had guarded.
That which her dress concealed
إحدىone of المصائبthe calamities فاصبرْso endure ياO ابنَson of أمِّmy mother لهاwith it
إحدى المصائب فاصبرْ يا ابنَ أمِّ لها
وهلand can علىon حدثانthe vicissitudes of الدهرtime تعويلُreliance
وهل على حدثان الدهر تعويلُ
One of the calamities—so bear it, son of my mother;
One of the tribulations, so be patient O son of a forbearing mother
can the vicissitudes of time be relied upon?
Can the turns of fate be relied upon?
هوِّنmake light عليكَon yourself فإنَّfor indeed الأمرthe affair وافقَهاsuited her
هوِّن عليكَ فإنَّ الأمر وافقَها
وكانand there was منهاfrom her اعتناقٌan embrace فيهin it تقبيلُkissing
وكان منها اعتناقٌ فيه تقبيلُ
Be easy on yourself, for the affair suited her,
console yourself, for the matter pleased her
and from her came an embrace with kissing.
And there was an embrace with a kiss
وشِيبَand was mingled ذاكthat بشوبٍwith a dash منof عيارتهاher roguery
وشِيبَ ذاك بشوبٍ من عيارتها
بادٍplain to see وإنْand even if قالتsaid الحسناءُthe beauty مجهولُunknown
بادٍ وإنْ قالت الحسناءُ مجهولُ
And mingled with that was a dash of her roguery,
That whitened with a tinge of her virility
plain to see, though the beauty called it unknown.
Fading though the beauty called it unknown
تساكرتْshe feigned drunkenness كيso that يقولwould say القائلونthe speakers لهاto her
تساكرتْ كي يقول القائلون لها
لاnot يُسلبُis robbed الحرُّthe free man إلاexcept وهْوwhile he is مقتولُslain
لا يُسلبُ الحرُّ إلا وهْو مقتولُ
She feigned drunkenness so that people would say to her,
She drank that it be said she is free
“A free man is robbed only when he is slain.”
The freeman is not robbed unless he's killed
صبراًpatience جميلاًnoble فإنfor indeed الصبَّthe lovesick man مصطبرٌpatiently enduring
صبراً جميلاً فإن الصبَّ مصطبرٌ
علىin bearing القرونِthe horns وإنand even if ألوَىtwisted بهاthem الطُّولُlength
على القرونِ وإن ألوَى بها الطُّولُ
Noble patience! The lovesick man endures
Have patience, beautiful patience, for the patient
his horns, even when their length twists them.
Prevails through the ages though they wear him
تبذُلْoffers ثواباًas recompense لكto you الحسناءُthe beauty موعدَهاher promise
تبذُلْ ثواباً لك الحسناءُ موعدَها
لكنَّbut نائلهاher favors للمُرْدِto the beardless youths مبذولُlavished
لكنَّ نائلها للمُرْدِ مبذولُ
The beauty offers you her promise as recompense,
The beauty promised you a reward
but her favors are lavished on the beardless youths.
But its obtainer is surrendered to death
واعلمand know جُزيتَmay you be rewarded أباAbu العباسal-Abbas نافلةًan extra bounty
واعلم جُزيتَ أبا العباس نافلةً
أنَّthat المحبَّthe lover لهhe has تاجٌa crown وإكليلُand a wreath
أنَّ المحبَّ له تاجٌ وإكليلُ
And know, Abu al-Abbas—may you receive an extra reward—
Know you were rewarded, O Father of Al-Abbas, overflowing
that the lover has a crown and a wreath:
For the lover has a crown and wreath
تاجٌa crown متىwhenever لاحappears فالإزراءthen contempt يتبعهfollows it
تاجٌ متى لاح فالإزراء يتبعه
حتماًinevitably إذاwhen تبعfollows التيجانthe crowns تبجيلُhomage
حتماً إذا تبع التيجان تبجيلُ
a crown which, whenever it appears, is followed by contempt,
A crown which when it shines, disparagement follows it
inevitably, while homage follows crowns.
Naturally when crowns are followed by veneration
فاصبرْso endure علىin bearing التاجthe crown إنindeed التاجthe crown محتملٌbearable
فاصبرْ على التاج إن التاج محتملٌ
وإنand even if تحمَّلتyou bear تاجاًa crown طولُهُits height مِيلُa mile
وإن تحمَّلت تاجاً طولُهُ مِيلُ
So bear the crown: the crown is bearable,
So be patient with the crown, though bearing a crown
even if you bear a crown a mile high.
Whose length is a mile, tires
تيجانُthe crowns of أهلِthe people of التصابيaffected youthfulness منfrom قرونِهمُtheir horns
تيجانُ أهلِ التصابي من قرونِهمُ
قدْماًfrom of old ومنand from صفوةthe choicest part of العارِshame الأكاليلُthe wreaths
قدْماً ومن صفوة العارِ الأكاليلُ
The crowns of those who affect youthful passion are made of their horns,
Crowns of the purified generations are
from of old; their wreaths are made of the choicest shame.
Ancient, and the choice dishonor, wreaths
فانعمْso enjoy بحُبلاكَyour pregnant woman واعلمْand know أنهاthat she جَزَرٌlivestock for slaughter
فانعمْ بحُبلاكَ واعلمْ أنها جَزَرٌ
للنيكِfor fucking قدindeed فُعلتْwere done فيهاto her الأفاعيلُall manner of deeds
للنيكِ قد فُعلتْ فيها الأفاعيلُ
So enjoy your pregnant woman, and know she is slaughter-stock
So delight in your bonds, and know they are necklaces
for fucking; all manner of deeds have been done to her.
Made for the virtuous, with great deeds
واحمدْand praise إلهَكyour God واسألهُand ask Him سلامَتَهاher safety
واحمدْ إلهَك واسألهُ سلامَتَها
واقبلْand accept فإنfor indeed قليلَa little of الحبّlove مقبولُacceptable
واقبلْ فإن قليلَ الحبّ مقبولُ
And praise your God and ask Him to keep her safe,
Thank your God, ask Him for her safety
and accept it, for even a little love is acceptable.
Accept, for little love is accepted
ولاand do not تُحرّمْforbid علىto الفتيانthe young men مُتعتَهاenjoyment of her
ولا تُحرّمْ على الفتيان مُتعتَها
فليسfor there is no فيin الفتْكِreckless debauchery تحريمٌforbidding وتحليلُand permitting
فليس في الفتْكِ تحريمٌ وتحليلُ
Do not forbid the young men their enjoyment of her,
Do not forbid the lads her pleasures
for debauchery knows no forbidding or permitting.
For in gallantry there is no taboo or permit
لاdo not تبخلنbe stingy بمالٍwith property لستَyou are not مالكَهits owner
لا تبخلن بمالٍ لستَ مالكَه
فلاso do not let يفُوتَنكescape you تبخيلٌcharges of stinginess وتضليلُand charges of folly
فلا يفُوتَنك تبخيلٌ وتضليلُ
Do not be stingy with property you do not own,
Do not be stingy with wealth you do not own
or charges of stinginess and folly will not pass you by.
Lest you miss generosity and guidance
ولاand do not تُكلّفdemand from فتىًa young man أودىdid away بعُذرتهاwith her virginity
ولا تُكلّف فتىً أودى بعُذرتها
عقلاًblood-money فإنَّfor indeed دمthe blood of الأستاهِarses مطلُولُshed with impunity
عقلاً فإنَّ دم الأستاهِ مطلُولُ
And do not demand from a young man who destroyed her virginity
Do not task a lad, destroying his innocence
blood-money, for blood from arses is shed with impunity.
Verily the blood of the meek is ransomed
وماand what يريدُwant بُغاةُseekers of النيكِfucking منfrom رجلٍa man
وما يريدُ بُغاةُ النيكِ من رجلٍ
فيماin what أتىhe did لطريقfor the road to النيكِfucking تسهيلُan easing
فيما أتى لطريق النيكِ تسهيلُ
And what do seekers of fucking want from a man
What the wicked want from a man
whose deed made the road to fucking easier?
To facilitate the path of virtue
ألمdid you not تُسبّلْmake freely available سبيلاًa path لاno عُدولَturning aside بهاalong it
ألم تُسبّلْ سبيلاً لا عُدولَ بها
عماfrom what يُحبُّونthey love والخيراتُand good works تسبيلُmaking freely available
عما يُحبُّون والخيراتُ تسبيلُ
Have you not opened a public path with no turning
Did you not pave a path from which she does not deviate
from what they love? Good works are gifts for public use.
From what they love, though virtues pave the way?
ولاand do not تَغاضبْgrow angry لتسفيلِover the debasing of القريضverse بهاconcerning her
ولا تَغاضبْ لتسفيلِ القريض بها
فكلُّfor everything ماthat لقيتْshe met with بالأمسyesterday تَسفيلُdebasement
فكلُّ ما لقيتْ بالأمس تَسفيلُ
Do not grow angry at verse's debasing her,
Do not be angry at degrading poetry about her
for everything she met with yesterday was debasement.
All she faced yesterday was degradation
ماnot زالceased يحرثُplowing منهاof her النيكُfucking أسفلهاher lower parts
ما زال يحرثُ منها النيكُ أسفلها
والنيكُand fucking يحرثplows ماwhat لاnot يحرثُplows البيلُthe spade
والنيكُ يحرث ما لا يحرثُ البيلُ
Fucking never ceased to plow her lower parts,
The virtuous continues to plough her depths
and fucking plows what the spade cannot plow.
While the virtuous ploughs what the spade cannot
لاdo not تمتعِضbe vexed للتيover her whose صاحتْcried out قوابلُهاher midwives
لا تمتعِض للتي صاحتْ قوابلُها
قدindeed التقتْmet دجلةُTigris العوراءُthe one-eyed والنيلُand the Nile
قد التقتْ دجلةُ العوراءُ والنيلُ
Do not be vexed over her whose midwives cried,
Be not disgusted that her midwives have met
“The one-eyed Tigris and the Nile have met!”
The licentious Tigris met the Nile
واعددand count لهاfor her سبعةًseven أوor تسعةًnine كَملاin full
واعدد لها سبعةً أو تسعةً كَملا
يقدمْwill arrive عليكto you دهينُoiled الرأسِthe head مكحولُkohl-eyed
يقدمْ عليك دهينُ الرأسِ مكحولُ
Count seven or nine full months for her,
Prepare seven or nine camels for her
and a child will come to you, head oiled and eyes lined with kohl.
With a fat foolish leader
ياoh ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge وعِلمُand knowledge of الغيبthe unseen محتجبٌveiled
يا ليت شعري وعِلمُ الغيب محتجبٌ
فيin بيتِthe house of منwhom ذلكthat المولودُnewborn مكفولُcared for
في بيتِ من ذلك المولودُ مكفولُ
Would that I knew—knowledge of the unseen is veiled—
I wish I knew - but knowledge of the unseen is veiled
in whose house that newborn will be brought up.
In whose house lies the newborn, sponsored
فيin بيتهاher house والذيby Him whom حجَّmade pilgrimage الحجيجُthe pilgrims لهfor Him
في بيتها والذي حجَّ الحجيجُ له
وهلand can جنىthe harvest of الغيّwrongdoing عنfrom جانيهits perpetrator معدولُturned away
وهل جنى الغيّ عن جانيه معدولُ
In her house—by Him for whom the pilgrims make pilgrimage!
In her house, by the One the pilgrims perform Hajj for
Can the harvest of wrongdoing be turned from its perpetrator?
Can the rain be diverted from the clouds that sent it?
كأننيas though I بكwith you قدalready سوئِلتyou were asked حينئذٍat that time
كأنني بك قد سوئِلت حينئذٍ
فقلتَthen you said قيْلاًa saying سديداًsound دُونَهbeneath it القيلُother speech
فقلتَ قيْلاً سديداً دُونَه القيلُ
I can almost see you being asked then,
It is as if I see you being asked then
and giving a sound reply beside which other speech falls short:
Speaking truth, though lies surround it
جرَّbrought along الصبيُّthe lad الذيwhom كانتshe used to تُناغِمُهُsing with him
جرَّ الصبيُّ الذي كانت تُناغِمُهُ
لناto us صبيّاًa boy وللتنزيلِand revelation has تأويلُan interpretation
لنا صبيّاً وللتنزيلِ تأويلُ
“The lad she used to sing with brought
The boy she sang to crawled
us a boy; revelation has its interpretation.
To us a boy, and reading has its interpretation
تحضَّنتْcradled خُلَّتيmy sweetheart عُوداًa stick فحضَّنهاand it made her cradle
تحضَّنتْ خُلَّتي عُوداً فحضَّنها
طفلاًa child أتاهاcame to her وفيand among الأطفالchildren تطفيلُuninvited intrusion
طفلاً أتاها وفي الأطفال تطفيلُ
My sweetheart cradled a stick, and it made her cradle
My intimate hugged a rod, so she hugged
a child that came to her—children, too, arrive uninvited.
A child who came while children spread
يأتونَthey come لمnot يدعُهُمsummoned them داعٍa caller سوىexcept كمرٍglans-heads
يأتونَ لم يدعُهُم داعٍ سوى كمرٍ
لهاthey have حقائقُtruths أولاهاforemost among them الأباطيلُfalsehoods
لها حقائقُ أولاها الأباطيلُ
They come, with no caller to summon them but glans-heads,
They come though none called but a grapevine
which have truths, foremost among them falsehoods.
With truths, the first of which are falsehoods
أماindeed لقدcertainly أحسنَdid admirably استدعاءَin summoning حامِلهِhis bearer
أما لقد أحسنَ استدعاءَ حامِلهِ
طفلٌa child علىon بطنِthe belly of أمِّthe mother of الطفلthe child محمولُcarried
طفلٌ على بطنِ أمِّ الطفل محمولُ
Indeed, how well he summoned his bearer—
But how excellent she called the carrier
that child carried upon his mother's belly!
A child borne on the belly of the child's mother
طفلٌa child أرادwanted وصيفاًa young servant كيّساًclever فبكىso he wept
طفلٌ أراد وصيفاً كيّساً فبكى
حتىuntil أتاهُcame to him مليحُhandsome القدِّin stature مجدولُwell-built
حتى أتاهُ مليحُ القدِّ مجدولُ
A child wanted a clever young servant, so he wept
A child who wanted a wise wetnurse, so he cried
until a handsome, well-built one came to him.
Until the pretty-faced one with braided hair came
إذاwhen ترعرعَhe grows up فهْوthen he الدهرَfor all time هِمَّتُهُhis concern
إذا ترعرعَ فهْو الدهرَ هِمَّتُهُ
وفيand in يديهِhis hands إلىto الأبياتِthe houses منقولُcarried
وفي يديهِ إلى الأبياتِ منقولُ
When he grows up, he is forever his concern,
When he grows, his ambition will be the ages
and is carried in his hands to the houses.”
And verses will be carried in his hands
كأننيas though I بكَwith you والخلّانُand the friends يومئذٍon that day
كأنني بكَ والخلّانُ يومئذٍ
يُهنِّئونكَcongratulate you جيلاًone company بعدهafter it جيلُanother company
يُهنِّئونكَ جيلاً بعده جيلُ
I can almost see you, with friends that day
It is as if I see you, and the tattooers then
congratulating you, one company after another.
Congratulate you, generations after generations
وإننيand indeed I مُسلفٌgiving in advance إياكَto you تهنئتيmy congratulations
وإنني مُسلفٌ إياكَ تهنئتي
وللصنائعand favors have تعجيلٌhastening وتأجيلُand deferring
وللصنائع تعجيلٌ وتأجيلُ
And I am sending you my congratulations in advance,
I owe you congratulations
and favors can be hastened or deferred.
To skills belong advance and delay
فقائلٌso I am saying لكto you قولاًa statement لاnot أطوّلُهُI prolong it
فقائلٌ لك قولاً لا أطوّلُهُ
وفيand in الأقاويلsayings تقصيرٌshortening وتطويلُand lengthening
وفي الأقاويل تقصيرٌ وتطويلُ
So I tell you something I will not prolong,
So one says to you words I will not prolong
and sayings can be shortened or lengthened:
In speech lies abbreviation and prolonging
قدindeed كثَّرmultiplied اللَّهُGod فيهاwithin her وهْيand she is سالمةٌsafe
قد كثَّر اللَّهُ فيها وهْي سالمةٌ
والشملُand the company مجتمعٌunited والحبلُand the cord موصولُjoined
والشملُ مجتمعٌ والحبلُ موصولُ
“God has multiplied what is in her, and she is safe,
May God proliferate in her, while she is safe
the company united and the cord joined.
And the family united, the womb fertilized
فاحمدْso praise علىfor نعمةِthe blessing of التكثيرِincrease واهبهاits giver
فاحمدْ على نعمةِ التكثيرِ واهبها
إذsince لمnot يقعْoccurred بدَلَinstead of التكثيرِincrease تقليلُdecrease
إذ لم يقعْ بدَلَ التكثيرِ تقليلُ
So praise the giver for the blessing of increase,
Thank for the blessing of proliferation, its Giver
since no decrease has occurred in place of increase.”
When proliferation is not replaced by scarcity
أعزِزْhow grievous عليَّto me بأنthat سُرَّتْshe was pleased بليلتهاwith her night
أعزِزْ عليَّ بأن سُرَّتْ بليلتها
وأنتwhile you are صبٌّlovesick عميدُstricken القلبat heart متبولُlove-wasted
وأنت صبٌّ عميدُ القلب متبولُ
How grievous it is to me that she enjoyed her night,
Honor me that her night pleased her
while you are lovesick, stricken at heart, wasted by love!
While you are patient, staunch of heart
أليَّةًan oath ياO كنيَّsharer of the byname of الفيلِthe elephant صادقةًtruthful
أليَّةً يا كنيَّ الفيلِ صادقةً
لقدindeed تحمَّلتَyou have borne ماwhat لاnot يحملُcan bear الفيلُthe elephant
لقد تحمَّلتَ ما لا يحملُ الفيلُ
A truthful oath, O sharer of the elephant's byname:
Truly, O tusked elephant, truthful
you have borne what the elephant cannot bear.
You have endured what no elephant can endure
كانتthere were أفاعيلُdeeds مماamong what أنتyou كارهُهُdetest it
كانت أفاعيلُ مما أنت كارهُهُ
وشيَّعتهاand escorted them بمكروهٍwith unpleasantness أقاويلُsayings
وشيَّعتها بمكروهٍ أقاويلُ
There were deeds of the sort you detest,
Her deeds were of what you hate
and sayings followed them with further unpleasantness.
And you bade them farewell with hated words
للَّهِhow admirable فتيانُyoung men لهوٍrevelry مالَinclined مائلُهُمthe inclined one among them
للَّهِ فتيانُ لهوٍ مالَ مائلُهُم
إلىtoward التعاليلِdiversions والعيشُand life التعاليلُdiversions
إلى التعاليلِ والعيشُ التعاليلُ
How fine the youths of revelry, who turn their inclinations
To God belong frivolous lads
to diversions—and life is diversions.
Whose inclinations are frivolities and living is frivolities
والجاثليقُand the Catholicos معwith الإنجيلthe Gospel يدرسُهُstudies it
والجاثليقُ مع الإنجيل يدرسُهُ
كأنas though عثنُونَهُhis beard الكشخانُthe pander إنجيلُa Gospel
كأن عثنُونَهُ الكشخانُ إنجيلُ
And the Catholicos, with the Gospel, studies it,
The Orthodox priest studies the Bible
as though his pandering beard were a Gospel.
As if its binding were the Bible
يخالhe imagines فيin فِتنِthe temptations of اللاهيthe reveller ضلالتَهhis error
يخال في فِتنِ اللاهي ضلالتَه
وإنماbut only فِتنُthe temptations of الجهلِignorance الأضاليلُdelusions
وإنما فِتنُ الجهلِ الأضاليلُ
He imagines his error lies in the reveller's temptations,
He imagines in the sedition of the wanton his misguidance
but only the temptations of ignorance are delusions.
Though the seditions of ignorance are the misguidances
Sol 6.1