لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot نَصرٌNasr فَلاso do not تَحسِبَنَّهُever think him
لَعَمرُكَ ما نَصرٌ فَلا تَحسِبَنَّهُ
مِنَamong المُسلِمينَthe Muslims بِالقَويِّstrong وَلاnor الجَلدِhardy
مِنَ المُسلِمينَ بِالقَويِّ وَلا الجَلدِ
By your life, Nasr is not—so do not think him—
strong or hardy among the Muslims.
خَرَجتَyou went out مَعwith العَوراءِthe one-eyed woman تَلتَمِسُseeking الهُدىguidance
خَرَجتَ مَع العَوراءِ تَلتَمِسُ الهُدى
وَكانَand was الهُدىguidance فيماin what تَرَكتَyou left عَلىwith عَمدِdeliberate intent
وَكانَ الهُدى فيما تَرَكتَ عَلى عَمدِ
You went out with the one-eyed woman, seeking guidance,
yet guidance lay in what you deliberately left behind.
وَقَدand indeed كانَwas فيin الفُرقانِthe Criterion (the Qur’an) لَوif كُنتَyou were باغِياًseeking
وَقَد كانَ في الفُرقانِ لَو كُنتَ باغِياً
لِنَفسِكَfor yourself مِنهُfrom it ماthat which يَدُلُّpoints عَلىto الرُشدِsound judgment
لِنَفسِكَ مِنهُ ما يَدُلُّ عَلى الرُشدِ
And in the Criterion there was—had you sought
for yourself from it—that which points to sound judgment.
Sol 6.1