وناجمٍand an astrologer فيin علمthe science تقويمهhis almanac
وناجمٍ في علم تقويمه
بالحلِّthrough calculation والتسييرand astrological direction نجامِهِhis starcraft (unclear form)
بالحلِّ والتسيير نجامِهِ
And an astrologer, in the science of his almanac,
An astrologer skilled in his science's principles,
Through calculation and direction in his starcraft,
Through conjunction and direction, refining his stars,
يزعمُhe claims جهلاًignorantly أنهthat he بارعٌskilled
يزعمُ جهلاً أنه بارعٌ
محررٌmeticulous أحكامjudgments; likely intended: precision أحكامِهِhis judgments
محررٌ أحكام أحكامِهِ
Ignorantly claims that he is skilled,
Claims ignorantly that he is brilliant,
Meticulous in perfecting his judgments.
Ordaining the decrees of his decrees.
بهديwith guidance; likely intended: he offers لأقوامto people تقاويمهhis almanacs
بهدي لأقوام تقاويمه
ليجتديso that he may seek gifts منfrom رِفدthe bounty أقوامهhis people
ليجتدي من رِفد أقوامه
He offers his almanacs to people
To guide nations by his calendars,
To seek gifts from his people's bounty.
Drawing from the tributaries of his people.
النصفthe midpoint منof آذارMarch ميقاتهhis appointed time
النصف من آذار ميقاته
عندat انتهاءthe ending الدورthe cycle منof عامهِhis year
عند انتهاء الدور من عامهِ
Mid-March is his appointed time,
The half of March is his appointed time,
When the cycle of his year comes to an end.
At the year's end, his cycle done.
حسابهhis reckoning الرمزُsymbols وتأريخهand his dating
حسابه الرمزُ وتأريخه
مختصرabridged منfrom حسنthe excellence أحلامهِhis understanding
مختصر من حسن أحلامهِ
His reckoning is in symbols, and his dating
His calculation, the symbol, his dating,
Is abridged through his fine understanding.
An abstract of the beauty of his dreams.
لكنَّهbut he أصدقthe truest أحكامهhis judgments
لكنَّه أصدق أحكامه
أكذبfalser منthan أضغاثtangled fragments أحلامهِhis dreams
أكذب من أضغاث أحلامهِ
Yet the truest of his judgments
But he is more truthful in his judgments
Is falser than the tangled fragments of his dreams.
Than the rubbish of his dreams.
مَنwhoever شكَّdoubts فيin صحةthe validity تكذيبهcalling him a liar
مَن شكَّ في صحة تكذيبه
فالشكُّthen the doubt فيin صحةthe soundness إسلامهِhis Islam
فالشكُّ في صحة إسلامهِ
Whoever doubts the rightness of calling him a liar—
Whoever doubts the truth of his lies,
The soundness of his own Islam is in doubt.
Doubts too the truth of his Islam.
Sol 6.1